All waylaid synonyms

verb waylaid

• accosted — (of animals) represented as side by side: two dolphins accosted.
• intercepted — Simple past tense and past participle of intercept.
• ambushed — Simple past tense and past participle of ambush.
• surprised — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
• approached — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
• stopped — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• nailed — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
• ambuscaded — Simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade.
• assailed — Simple past tense and past participle of assail.
• attacked — to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: He attacked him with his bare hands.
• boxed — A boxed set or collection of things is sold in a box.
• caught — Caught is the past tense and past participle of catch.
• jumped — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
• lurked — to lie or wait in concealment, as a person in ambush; remain in or around a place secretly or furtively.
• prowled — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
• skulked — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
• slunk — a simple past tense and the past participle of slink.