Synonyms for astray
əˈstreɪastray

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1. astray

   Synonyms:
   loose, abroad, missing, about, at large, wrong, erring, wandering

   Antonyms:
   right, close, at home, safe

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1. astrayadverb

   away from the right path or direction

   "he was led astray"

   Synonyms:
   wide

2. wide, astrayadverb

   far from the intended target

   "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"

   Synonyms:
   widely, wide

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1. astrayadjective

   Synonyms:
   out of the right way, on the wrong scent

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1. Ryszard Kapuściński:

   We follow the mystics. They know where they are going. They, too, go astray, but when they go astray they do so in a way that is mystical, dark, and mysterious.

2. Christina Rossetti:

   For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands.

3. David Wolman:

   They had been led astray by an Instagram era wanna-be prophet guru who spoke in just the right way and manner to draw these two young men in.

4. Harry Harris:

   We’ve been led astray by viewing space as some kind of a fuzzy panda bear thing i think the Chinese … the Russians and others, they view space as the ultimate high ground. They are preparing for battle in space.

5. Confucius:

   If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.