Synonyms of strand

strand 1 of 2

noun

ˈstrand 

as in beach

the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water

the wishful dream of living an indolent, idyllic existence on some far-off strand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beach
• shoreline
• shore
• coastline
• coast
• sand(s)
• beachfront
• seaside
• waterfront
• seashore
• seaboard
• seacoast
• riverside
• oceanfront
• riverbank
• shorefront
• coastland
• esplanade
• bank
• littoral
• plage
• riverfront
• lido

strand

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to wreck

to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking

the ghostly remains of ships that had been stranded by the reef

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wreck
• shipwreck
• scuttle
• beach
• founder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recover
• salvage

2

as in to leave

to cause to remain behind

he just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town with just a few bucks and the clothes she was wearing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leave
• abandon
• desert
• forsake
• dump
• maroon
• walk out on
• walk away from
• fling
• shed
• scrap
• ditch
• cut off
• discard
• throw away
• separate (from)
• escape
• junk
• withdraw (from)
• quit
• throw out
• sacrifice
• retreat (from)
• distance
• relinquish
• hand over
• yield
• reject
• ignore
• take off (from)
• surrender
• forget
• disregard
• shuck (off)
• renounce
• give up
• jettison
• vacate
• repudiate
• disown
• neglect
• abjure
• deliver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• own
• have
• possess
• hold
• retain
• keep
• reserve
• reclaim
• withhold
• harbor
• save
• rescue
• redeem

Examples of strand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The 1980s Tokyo strand also features Anna Sawai, who won the Lead Actress Emmy for her role as Toda Mariko in Shōgun. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024

Large oak trees sway overhead, strands of lights mingled between the branches. —Kristen Arnett, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024

Verb

After the rally, hundreds were left stranded for hours waiting for buses to take them back to their cars. —Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024

Director/Producer: Joe Wein A harrowing first-person account of Steven Callahan’s disastrous solo trip across the Atlantic Ocean, which left him stranded at sea for nearly 3 months. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024