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. Dante Alighieri:

   If the present world go astray, the cause is in you, in you it is to be sought.

2. Mwanandeke Kindembo:

   The main job of the prophets is to guide and re-kindle the lost souls from going astray.

3. Saint Teresa Of Avila:

   To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.

4. Oscar Wilde:

   The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray, and the advantage of science is that it is not emotional.

5. Tanner Cross:

   '60 Minutes' this past Sunday interviewed over 30 young people who transitioned but they felt led astray because of lack of pushback or how easy it was to make physical changes to their bodies … They are now detransitioning.