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 brand is best known for its bestselling $38 HoliRoots Hair Oil, which features ingredients such as ashwagandha, dashmool and castor oil to strengthen strands and promote hair growth. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026

Its collection includes longtime favorites like K-PAK, along with newer formulas designed to strengthen, protect, and smooth your strands. — Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026

Collaboration is a theme across the Durban FilmMart’s various strands, with the event forging a wide range of partnerships with industry bodies such as EAVE; the Nature, Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF); the Cape Town Intl. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

The shiny, inky black strands were parted in the middle and curled under at the ends to really show off the layers, with the front portion perfectly cupping her jawline to frame her face. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Sep. 2026

Its formula contains red algae extract, an antioxidant the brand says shields hair from pollution for up to 48 hours, and Olaplex’s signature bond-building technology, strengthening weak, overprocessed strands. — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

The four chemical units that make up strands of DNA also encode information that can serve as the basis of algorithmic calculations. — Mike McRae 22, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

The jellyfish cut combines a classic bob on top with longer strands flowing underneath. — Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 19 Sep. 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