strayed
Left the path
Strayed is the past tense and past participle of stray.
Something that has strayed has wandered away from where it belongs or from a proper course.
A dog that has strayed from home is lost or roaming.
A person who has strayed from their principles has deviated from them.
The conversation strayed into uncomfortable territory.
She realized she had strayed from the marked trail.
Moved without fixed course
- roamedTraveled without fixed course
- driftedMoved without aim
- veeredTurned sharply aside
- meanderedTraveled without direct course
deviated · diverged · departed · digressed · off-course · disoriented · misplaced · missing
Unable to concentrate
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- wanderedMoved without fixed course
- digressedStrayed from the point
- driftedMoved without aim
diverted · sidetracked · tangent · daydreamed · off-topic · scattered · meandering · rambling
Betraying a partner's trust
- cheatedActed dishonestly to win
- wanderedMoved without fixed course
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
betrayed · disloyal · adulterous · two-timed · philandered · roving · indiscreet · faithless
wandered
Moved without fixed course
meandered · deviated · diverged · departed · digressed · off-course · disoriented · misplaced · missing · vanished
distracted
Unable to concentrate
drifted · diverted · sidetracked · tangent · daydreamed · off-topic · scattered · meandering · rambling · diverged
unfaithful
Betraying a partner's trust
- cheatedActed dishonestly to win
- wanderedMoved without fixed course
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
affair · betrayed · disloyal · adulterous · two-timed · philandered · roving · indiscreet · faithless · untrue
sinned
Committed moral wrong
- transgressedBroke a rule
- erredMade a mistake
- falteredLost momentum or confidence
lapsed · fallen · tempted · corrupted · wayward · misguided · seduced · compromised · backslid · succumbed
escaped
Got away from confinement
unattended · ownerless · homeless · abandoned · lost · roaming · wandering · fugitive · untethered · unleashed
strayedstayed
Continued being present
remained · stayed put · stood still · lingered · settled
- stray catHomeless roaming feline
- stray dogAbandoned roaming canine
- stray bulletUnintended gunshot hitting bystanders
- stray kittenAbandoned young cat
- stray animalsUnowned wandering creatures
- stray from the path