What is another word for going astray?
187 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɡˌə͡ʊɪŋ ɐstɹˈe͡ɪ], [ ɡˌəʊɪŋ ɐstɹˈeɪ], [ ɡ_ˌəʊ_ɪ_ŋ ɐ_s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ]Table of Contents
Similar words for going astray:- err (verb)
- fail (verb)
- misbehave (verb)
- miscarry (verb)
- ramble (verb)
- sin (verb)
- stray (verb)
- wander (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Going astray:
v.
•err (verb)- deviate,
- bollix,
- slip up,
- blow,
- go wrong,
- snarl up,
- transgress,
- foul up,
- be mistaken,
- misapprehend,
- muff,
- screw up,
- stray,
- misbehave,
- go astray,
- louse up,
- stumble,
- offend,
- miscalculate,
- trespass,
- drop the ball,
- boo-boo,
- blunder,
- mess up,
- goof,
- be inaccurate,
- wander,
- be incorrect,
- misjudge,
- sin,
- flub,
- be in error,
- snafu,
- make a mess of,
- fall,
- lapse.
- decline,
- back out,
- be defeated,
- disappoint,
- funk,
- deteriorate,
- play into,
- forget,
- overlook,
- hit the skids,
- lose out,
- discount,
- disregard,
- let down,
- fold,
- overpass,
- miss,
- neglect,
- go down,
- go downhill,
- miscarry,
- back wrong horse,
- be ruined,
- blink,
- run aground,
- lose control,
- omit,
- go down swinging,
- meet with disaster,
- slight,
- be demoted,
- turn out badly,
- break down,
- break one's word,
- abort,
- fall through,
- fizzle,
- fall short,
- be found lacking,
- miss the boat,
- come to nothing,
- go up in smoke,
- lose status,
- be in vain,
- come to naught,
- founder,
- backslide,
- flounder,
- flop,
- desert,
- fault,
- fall flat,
- ignore,
- slip,
- hit bottom.
- carry on,
- fool around,
- misconduct,
- make trouble,
- sow wild oats,
- be indecorous,
- get into mischief,
- be out of line,
- be at fault,
- fail,
- be dissolute,
- cut up,
- be guilty,
- be reprehensible,
- roughhouse,
- be immoral,
- take a wrong turn,
- be out of order,
- be bad,
- do evil,
- act up,
- be mischievous,
- be insubordinate,
- bend the law,
- do wrong.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words:- babble,
- straggle,
- wander away,
- gallivant,
- drift,
- traipse,
- break law,
- roam,
- wallow in the mire,
- drivel,
- go on and on,
- blather,
- rove,
- ramble,
- gad,
- be lost,
- dwell on,
- cheat,
- diverge,
- swerve,
- chatter,
- amplify,
- wander off,
- gossip,
- rattle on,
- protract,
- commit crime,
- enlarge,
- maunder,
- expatiate,
- meander,
- divagate,
- prose,
- go off on tangent,
- talk randomly,
- err,
- descant,
- range,
- digress,
- depart.
Antonyms for Going astray:
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v.
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err
behave, correct, stay, understand, obey.
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fail
attend, win, procure, regard, deliver, achieve, remember, pay attention, rise, finish, build, prosper, succeed, respect, ascend, develop, go up, reach, gain, accomplish, obtain, capture, merit, earn, complete, do well.
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miscarry
improve.
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ramble
abridge, compress, shorten, reduce, be direct, curtail, go direct, lessen, condense, decrease.
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sin
comply.
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stray
remain.
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err