Synonyms of strand

strand 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to leave

to cause to remain behind

The bus driver just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town in the middle of nowhere.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leave
• abandon
• desert
• forsake
• maroon
• walk out on
• dump
• 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
• ignore
• yield
• reject
• 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

2

as in to wreck

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

They found 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

strand

2 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of strand

Verb

Lefty reliever Tyler Holton then struck out rookie Walker Jenkins to strand the pair. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

But halfway through the trip, an earthquake strikes, causing an avalanche that destroys their mountainside path, separates them from John and strands them 4,000 feet in the air. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Noun

One of that film’s many interwoven strands involves an alternate universe in which the characters played by Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis move through their days, experiencing life and love, with frankfurters for fingers. — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

Despite the reduction, the ratio between the internal core and outer cladding stays uniform along the entire strand. — Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026