Astray Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-strā
Not in the right way or on the proper course
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. afield
  2. amiss
  3. awry
  4. wrong
Inaccurate
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. straying
  2. adrift
  3. off the track
Unable to find the correct way or place to go
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. disoriented
  2. lost
  3. stray
Not in accordance with what is usual or expected
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. amiss
  2. awry
  3. wrong
  4. abroad
  5. adrift
  6. afield
  7. aside
  8. sour
  9. errant
  10. faulty
  11. lost
  12. mistaken
  13. wandering
Antonyms:
  1. straight
  2. right
  3. on-course
Far from the intended target
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. wide

Words Related to Astray

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Astray Sentence Examples

  • The radar led you astray.

  • Without manuals, dictionaries, and easy access to texts, we should go as far astray as any medieval chronicler.

  • Maybe your human compassion led you astray.

  • I have heard of many going astray even in the village streets, when the darkness was so thick that you could cut it with a knife, as the saying is.

  • Or do you think I'm going to lead him astray?

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