Definitions

stray

[strey] / streɪ /

ADJECTIVE

abandoned, wandering

Synonyms

STRONG

homeless lost roaming roving vagrant

WEAK

devious erratic

VERB

deviate, err

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart diverge wander

STRONG

digress divagate ramble sin

WEAK

circumlocute do wrong excurse get off the subject get off the track get sidetracked go off on a tangent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

stay

STRONG

be direct

WEAK

go direct remain

VERB

wander; get lost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deviate drift err meander roam swerve

STRONG

gad gallivant ramble range rove straggle traipse turn

WEAK

be abandoned be lost go all over the map go amiss go astray lose one's way wander away wander off

Antonyms

STRONG

be direct

WEAK

go direct remain stay

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