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Synonyms for astray

off the right track

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lead someone astray

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  • lead into sin
  • lead into error
  • lead into bad ways
  • lead into wrong
  • lead off the straight and narrow
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Synonyms for astray

not in the right way or on the proper course

unable to find the correct way or place to go

not in accordance with what is usual or expected

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Synonyms for astray

far from the intended target

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'Dear me, how we have gone astray!' said Vasili Andreevich.
But now my mouth shall no more have this power among the gods; for very great has been my madness, my miserable and dreadful madness, and I went astray out of my mind who have gotten a child beneath my girdle, mating with a mortal man.
They were concerned to find that his reason went astray after this; for he babbled, for a long time, about the generosity and goodness of his brother, and the merry old times when they were at school together.
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.
For the first five ROG Strix DIY PC buyers, we will bundle in with a Gundam Red Astray Frame Gunpla to act as the rigs guardian.
Executive Director Ather Ali Khan and Chairman Tauqeer Nasir also watched the play based on how to stop young generation from going astray. Speaking on the occasion, Ather Ali Khan said the play was very well directed and acted.
For instance, many theists who are of the opinion that reason has nothing to do with their faith are accustomed to saying that reason can lead one astray. (Some, although not all, of them are positively scared of any evidence that may threaten their beliefs.) The problem with this position too is that it collapses when applied to itself.
Data breaches are a "time bomb" under companies that let customer information go astray, warns a security expert.
Summary: New Delhi [India] May 2, (ANI): Union minister and Delhi BJP leader Vijay Goel on Thursday said that 14 AAP MLAs want to leave the party as the party has gone astray from its objectives.
Apparently the man died of hunger and thirst after going astray into the desert also suffering from heatstroke the police guessed considering extremely hot weather prevailing in the desert region.
The ministry bears the costs of carrying out these operations until the completion of construction of a permanent shelter for astray animals the third phase of this plan to address the phenomenon of astray dogs.
The closest Nigerians have been exposed to a jihad are the ravages of Boko Haram and Fulani tribesmen; but a jihad, be it economicJihad or political jihad or social jihad or scorched-earth jihad must necessarily, by Islamic injunctions or brute fatwas, be directed against 'the people of the Book' otherwise known as the Jews and 'the ones who have gone 'astray'' otherwise known as the Christians.
I bet if a balance sheet was prepared for our African and Middle East aid, a large amount would be going astray.
Farooq Sattar to seek forgiveness, as he again leading people astray.
In a speech after attending the first Friday Mass, Aguirre said he received information that there are people in the DOJ and its agencies who have 'gone astray.'