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

For glam, Obama wore her braids pulled back into low bun with a few face-framing strands left loose. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

The gray strands of buckwheat are covered in tiny irregularities that help the sauce adhere to the uneven surface. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

That’s because unruly strands can be a deal-breaker on even your best hair day. — Deanna Pai, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2026

Like that anthology series, Phony weaves together disparate tonal strands — humor, horror, and heart. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026

Those memoiristic strands remain intensely exposing all the same. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

That leaves strands noticeably fresher and fuller, adding more movement without the heavy feel and buildup that can accompany silicones. — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026

Applying the process to neurons taken from mice, the researchers found that although the mRNA strands encoding tau proteins were found throughout the cell, they were only read inside the dendrites – and not the axons. — Mike McRae 03, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

Shucking fresh corn is one of summer’s simple pleasures until you’re left picking stubborn strands of silk from between every row of kernels. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026

Verb

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

In the ’90s, a plane crash strands them in the Canadian wilderness. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

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