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stray

v.

rove, roam, swerve, go amiss, go astray, deviate; see also turn 3, walk 1.

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Another word for stray

verb

To move about at random, especially over a wide area:
drift, gad, gallivant, meander, peregrinate, ramble, range, roam, rove, traipse, wander. See move
To turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct:
depart, deviate, digress, diverge, swerve, veer. (Archaic) err. See approach, correct
To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking:
deviate, digress, divagate, diverge, ramble, wander. Idiom: go off at (or on) a tangent. See approach

adjective

Unable to find the correct way or place to go:
astray, disoriented, lost. See seek
Without a fixed or regular course:
devious, erratic, wandering. See purpose