Synonyms of strands

strands 1 of 2

noun

plural of strand

as in beaches

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

• beaches
• sands
• shorelines
• coastlines
• shores
• coasts
• beachfronts
• waterfronts
• seaboards
• seacoasts
• seashores
• seasides
• riverbanks
• banks
• coastlands
• riversides
• esplanades
• shorefronts
• littorals
• plages
• riverfronts
• oceanfronts
• lidos

strands

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of strand

1

as in wrecks

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

• wrecks
• shipwrecks
• scuttles
• beaches
• founders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovers
• salvages

2

as in leaves

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

• leaves
• deserts
• abandons
• forsakes
• dumps
• maroons
• walks out on
• walks away from
• sheds
• scraps
• flings
• ditches
• discards
• separates (from)
• escapes
• throws away
• junks
• withdraws (from)
• quits
• retreats (from)
• distances
• yields
• sacrifices
• hands over
• cuts off
• throws out
• gives up
• takes off (from)
• relinquishes
• rejects
• abjures
• disowns
• jettisons
• ignores
• shucks (off)
• surrenders
• renounces
• forgets
• repudiates
• vacates
• neglects
• delivers
• disregards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• has
• possesses
• holds
• retains
• reserves
• keeps
• harbors
• owns
• saves
• reclaims
• rescues
• withholds
• redeems

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of strands

Noun

Rounding out the formula are rice peptides, which help reinforce the cuticle for stronger, more resilient strands over time. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 July 2026

As the years go by, the hair shaft tends to thin out, resulting in strands that are more fragile, dull, and brittle. — Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 31 July 2026

The clip begins with Natalia using a thin makeup brush to outline Erling’s profile on her eyelid before taking a lighter shade to fill in his blonde hair, intricate strands and highlights included. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

The hard part was splicing the fiber—fusing together hair-thin glass strands that connected homes to the larger network. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Even people with long, strong strands look for ways to add thickness, whether through a scalp serum, follicle-stimulating oil, or volume-boosting mousse. — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 30 July 2026

Upon rinsing the treatment out, my strands felt much more manageable, with barely any knots post-shower (that rarely happens). — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 30 July 2026

By a rough estimate, there are more than two dozen visible strands. — Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Similarly, the case for two strands, representing a repeating pattern of single crossovers, was quickly shown to be faithful. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

Verb

The formula also prioritizes the actual hair strands with rosemary and biotinoyl tripeptide-1, which both help to strengthen strands to reduce breakage over time. — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 13 June 2026

Detangling sprays can help those who need more assistance coaxing the hair strands apart, and detangling while the hair is wet may assist others in making the process gentle. — William Jones, Ascend Agency, 28 May 2026

The aftermath of one of Otto’s decisions gives Beever as Léna some rich material to work through, but strands Machado-Graner to an extent, including in a short subplot that feels like it was plucked from an entirely different screenplay. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 20 May 2026

Whale biologists generally hold that a whale that repeatedly strands itself usually has severe underlying health issues; even towing it back out to deeper waters may not keep it from starving or drowning. — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026

Heart of the Beast centers on a former Army Special Forces soldier (Pitt), who fights for survival with his combat dog after a plane crash strands them in the Alaskan wilderness. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026

Then there’s the murky void of David Zinn’s set, which strands the characters up until the final scene in New England apartments and hotel rooms rendered entirely in black. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026

The film stars Ryan Gosling as a middle-school science teacher who ends up on a mission to save mankind that strands him in space by himself. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026

Hall strands him with his third K of the day. — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026