An artist is a sheep that strays from the flock.
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Strays
Synonyms for "strays" (236 found)
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Closest matches (48)
Strong matches (70)
divergedivergentdogiedreamdriftdriftlessdysteleologicaleccentricerranterraticexcurseexcursivefall into errorfantasyferal catflitformlessfoundlingfreakgad
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gad aboutgallivantgamingamineget sidetrackedgnominiousgo aboutgo adriftgo amissgo astraygo awrygo the roundsgo woolgatheringgo wrongguttersnipehaphazardheterocliteheteromorphichit the roadhit the trailhobohomelesshomeless waifidlerindirectindiscriminateinexplicableintimationirregularjauntknock aboutknock aroundlabyrinthinelandloperlapselazzaroneloaferloneloselmaundermazymeandermeanderingmindlessmisbelieve
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (118)
miscalculatemisguidedmoochmoonmudlarkmusenomadizeoddout-of-the-wayperegrinatepererratepikerpipe dreampipe-dreamplanetaryprojectpromiscuousprowlpurposelessragamuffin
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ragmanragpickerrambleramblingrandomrangeroamroamingrollrounderroverovingrun aboutsaunterseparatedserpentineserve mammonshadeshapelessshiftingsinglesingularski bumslipslip upsnakesnakysporadicstargazestiffstochasticstragglestragglerstrainstrayedstrayingstreakstreet arabstreet urchinstrollstumblesubnormalsuggestionsundownersurf bumsuspicionswagmanswagsmanswerveswervingtatterdemaliontennis bumtincturetingetouchtracetraipsetramptripturn asideturningturnpikertwisttwist and turntwistingunaccountableundirectedunexpectedunmotivatedunnaturalurchinvagvagabondvagabondizevagrantveeringwaifwaifs and strayswalk the trackswanderwanderingwastrelwayfarewindwindingzigzag
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Sample sentences
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We've got three cats in the house, and we're also feeding a few strays.
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English is an unstandardized language. It has a set of de facto rules. Colloquial English strays far enough from literary English that it could be considered broken. In literary English, we say, "About what is your book?" but colloquially, "What is your book about?" It is broken as it is.
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