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wander off

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 away

Antonyms

STRONG

be direct

WEAK

go direct remain stay

Example Sentences

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He would suddenly wander off during a dinner given in his honor or appear at a dress ball in everyday clothes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Did he wander off during the oil executive meeting because he’s having attentional issues or because he was just bored?

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

"No matter how much we try to distract the girls and avoid talking of the war, every now and then they wander off in thought."

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2025

“Even if you just play for two minutes,” he says, “it brings you back down, puts your feet on the ground” — and it lets Mortensen’s imagination wander off into some new world.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

I didn't dare move lest I wander off and go deeper into the swirling mist.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

wander off

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