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wander away

VERB

digress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

meander

STRONG

aberrate depart divagate drift ramble roam swerve veer wander

WEAK

be diffuse beat about the bush circumlocute excurse get off the point get off the subject get sidetracked go by way of go off on a tangent long way turn aside

Antonyms

STRONG

go direct stay

WEAK

be direct

VERB

stray

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deviate drift err meander roam swerve

STRONG

gad gallivant ramble range rove straggle traipse turn

WEAK

be abandoned be lost go all over the map go amiss go astray lose one's way wander off

Antonyms

STRONG

be direct

WEAK

go direct remain stay

Example Sentences

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They suggest that, much like humans with dementia who sometimes wander away from familiar places, dolphins might also become disoriented due to a form of Alzheimer's-like disease.

From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2025

Characters wander away for bizarre stretches of time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

After he received Mr. Hemstreet’s text on Saturday, Mr. Swanson pulled into a neighbor’s yard to head off the herd, which had already started to wander away.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021

“If it is a splendidly sunny day or an enticingly snowy one, they might wander away somewhere else.”

From Washington Post • May 3, 2021

It was my habit to wander away from the troupe in the evenings.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

wander away

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