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stray

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of stray

lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern

stray sightings of UFO's, none of which have been rigorously analyzed by scientists

Synonyms of stray

aimless, arbitrary, catch-as-catch-can, desultory, erratic, haphazard, helter-skelter, hit-or-miss, random, scattered, slapdash

Words Related to stray

accidental, casual, chance, chancy, contingent, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, inadvertent, incidental, lucky, unconsidered, unintended, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated

scattershot, shotgun

irregular, odd, sporadic, spot

directionless, objectless, purposeless

indiscriminate, unsystematic

disorderly, disorganized

undiscriminating, unselective

Near Antonyms of stray

established, fixed, regular, set, stable, steady

constant, continuous, even

arranged, managed, orchestrated, ordered, planned

aware, conscious, deliberate, purposeful, thoughtful, willful (or wilful)

Antonyms of stray

methodical (also methodic), nonrandom, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized

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