Synonyms for stray

Noun

1. alley cat, stray, domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus

usage: homeless cat

Verb

1. roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond, travel, go, move, locomote

usage: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

2. stray, err, drift, travel, go, move, locomote

usage: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

3. digress, stray, divagate, wander, tell

usage: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

Adjective

1. isolated, scattered, stray, sporadic (vs. continual)

usage: not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "scattered fire"; "a stray bullet grazed his thigh"