Waylaid

//ˌweɪˈleɪd//

Synonyms for "waylaid" (13 found)

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Verb(3 words)

Verb(3 words)

Verb(2 words)

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8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He was waylaid by a band of guerrillas.

Source: tatoeba (327934)

I was waylaid by a colleague on Friday, which meant I missed the meeting.

Source: tatoeba (11201120)

I'm afraid that, if my guard is not maintained, I will be waylaid.

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I avoid eating lunch in the cafeteria because I get waylaid any time I hear some juicy gossip.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.