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

The season finale brings the various strands of the story together elegantly and a bit pitilessly, too, as the body count continues to rise and the struggle for survival grows genuinely desperate. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

The shampoo nourishes the scalp with panthenol and niacinamide, while the conditioner fortifies strands with lipids for thicker-looking hair that resists breakage. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

For years, artist Todd Gray kept the two strands of his creative life totally separate from each other. — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Two strands of economic research have given me reason to take this double whammy seriously. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026

Just keep it to a light mist and clarify regularly, since any styling product can build up on fine strands over time. — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Two emeralds finish the asymmetrical strands while a trio in ascending sizes forms a central motif. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

Her flowing braids were twisted into an elegant cascading updo with two skinny strands framing her face. — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

These extremely thin glass strands transmit information as pulses of light. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Verb

Instead, excess testosterone is converted into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which causes the hair follicles to become smaller and then the hair strands to become thinner. — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026

When a storm strands the family with no wi-fi and no way home, everything changes. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 16 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