Stray
Stray verb - To commit an offense.
Wander off and stray are semantically related. in wander topic. In some cases you can use "Wander off" instead a verb "Stray".
Wander off
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Ninth Doctor: (to a stray cat after Rose wanders off) One day, just one day, maybe, I'm going to meet somebody who gets the whole "don't wander off" thing.
Source: Reckless Sidekick -
Despite you being instructed to "go to grandma's house, and don't stray from the path", you're supposed to wander off the path, confront the metaphorical (or sometimes literal) wolf, and quite possibly get scared out of your mind.
Source: Grimmification
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Wander off and Stray. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/stray/wander_off
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