stray - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

Synonyms

• stray

More generic

• domestic animal
• domesticated animal

Verb

lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

Synonyms

• digress
• divagate
• stray
• wander

More generic

• tell

Verb

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

Synonyms

• cast
• drift
• ramble
• range
• roam
• roll
• rove
• stray
• swan
• tramp
• vagabond
• wander

More generic

• go
• locomote
• move
• travel

More specific

• gad
• gallivant
• jazz around
• maunder

Related

• drift
• err
• stray
• wander

Verb

wander from a direct course or at random

Synonyms

• drift
• err
• stray

More generic

• go
• locomote
• move
• travel

Related

• cast
• drift
• ramble
• range
• roam
• roll
• rove
• stray
• swan
• tramp
• vagabond
• wander

Adjective

not close together in time

Synonyms

• isolated
• stray

Related

• sporadic

Adjective

(of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home

Synonyms

• stray

Related

• lost

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