Stray Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Stray
Unable to find one's way; unavailable, with location unknown.
To move about at random, especially over a wide area
To turn aside, especially to depart temporarily from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray.
To veer is to turn or swerve sharply or to go off course.
To travel through or over; traverse.
To wander over; roam through
go amiss
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go astray
To move or develop more slowly than expected, desired, etc.; be retarded in motion, development, etc.
To follow an irregularly winding course of motion or growth:
To turn aside or astray (from a path, course, etc.); lose one's way
To move about restlessly or with little purpose, especially in search of pleasure or amusement.
The definition of gallivant is to go from place to place for fun or pleasure.
Unable to find the correct way or place to go
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To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought:
To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
To turn aside (from a course, direction, standard, doctrine, etc.); diverge; digress
(Western US) To drive (livestock) slowly or far afield, especially for grazing.
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To err is defined as to make a mistake or to do something wrong.
To move about at random, especially over a wide area
A sinuous curve, bend, or loop along the course of a stream or river.
To move about at random, especially over a wide area
Relating to an event in which all outcomes are equally likely, as in the testing of a blood sample for the presence of a substance.
To move about an area, as in hunting
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To move about at random, especially over a wide area
Abbreviation of sine
To move about at random, especially over a wide area
To escape or stretch beyond proper limits, as the branches of a plant; to spread widely apart; to shoot too far or widely in growth.
To move about at random, especially over a wide area
To move about at random, especially over a wide area
Traipse is to walk about without purpose or to walk about in a tired and reluctant way.
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To ramble; digress.
Having lost one's direction; confused.
Nomadic
To spread, compress, or flatten by applying pressure with a roller:
To roll or throw (dice, for example).
To wander or travel about, especially as a vagabond.
To travel about on foot; trudge; hike
To move about at random, especially over a wide area
To go away; leave:
To declare; swear. Used in the phrase I swan as an interjection.
Antonyms for Stray
To endure or persist:
go direct
wander; get lost
Words Related to Stray
To change posture or position; stir:
Walk is defined as to travel on foot.
To become sour:
(Intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
Unable to find the correct way or place to go
Without a fixed or regular course
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