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Strayed

To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

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📖 Definitions of "Strayed"

verb

1
To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
2
To wander from one's limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
3
To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
4
To cause to stray.

adjective

1
Having lost one's way; wandering; astray.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Strayed"

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Word	Definition
straggleverb	To move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.
vagabondverb	One who usually wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood.
wanderverb	(intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
roamverb	(intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
divagateverb	(intransitive) To stray from a subject or theme.
rambleverb	(often with on, about, or both) To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
castverb	(physical) To move, or be moved, away.
scattered	Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units.
departverb	(intransitive) To leave.
digressverb	(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
errverb	(intransitive, formal) To make a mistake.
isolated	Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
sporadic	Rare and scattered in occurrence.
driftverb	(intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
roveverb	(intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
rangeverb	(intransitive) To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.
sidetrackverb	To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action with an alternate or less relevant topic or activity; or, to use deliberate trickery or sly wordplay when talking to (a person) in order to avoid discussion of a subject.
alley catverb	(slang, intransitive) Synonym of cat around (“engage in sex with various partners”).
swanverb	(intransitive) To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
revellernoun	One who attends revels; a partygoer.