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strand

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of strand

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 of strand

beach, beachfront, sand(s)
Words Related to strand

seaboard, seacoast, seashore, seaside

coast, coastland, coastline, shore, shoreline

oceanfront, shorefront, waterfront

bank, riverbank, riverfront, riverside

esplanade

littoral

strand

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of strand

1 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 of strand

shipwreck, wreck
Words Related to strand

beach

founder

scuttle
Near Antonyms of strand

recover, salvage
2 to cause to remain behind
  • She missed her flight and was stranded at the airport.
Synonyms of strand

abandon, desert, forsake, leave, maroon, quit
Words Related to strand

discard, ditch, dump, fling, jettison, junk, scrap, shed, shuck (off), throw away, throw out

deliver, give up, hand over, relinquish, surrender, yield

escape, retreat (from), take off (from), vacate, withdraw (from)

abjure, cut off, disown, reject, renounce, repudiate, separate (from)
Phrases Synonymous with strand

walk away from, walk out on
Near Antonyms of strand

harbor, have, hold, keep, own, possess, reserve, retain, withhold

redeem, rescue, save
Antonyms of strand

reclaim

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