Antonyms for go astray


Grammar : Verb


Definition of go astray

  • As in misbehave : verb act in inappropriate manner
  • As in ramble : verb talk aimlessly, endlessly
  • As in sin : verb commit illegal or immoral action
  • As in stray : verb wander; get lost
  • As in wander : verb digress; get lost
  • As in miscarry : verb fail to attain goal
  • As in err : verb make a mistake; do wrong
  • As in fail : verb be unsuccessful
  • As in fail : verb abandon, forsake
Example sentences :
  • He confessed to me that he was apt to go astray when intent on rhyme.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • We pathfinders must always discover some trace of the trail, or else we'd go astray.
  • Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas
  • He is an only son, and it would be a pity that he should go astray.
  • Extract from : « The Young Miner » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
  • Then Ralph called again, that his brother might not go astray.
  • Extract from : « For the Liberty of Texas » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • No parent can go astray in selection if he knows his own children.
  • Extract from : « Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 » by Charles Herbert Sylvester
  • Where they are liable to fail and go astray is in the lack of judgment.
  • Extract from : « Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 » by Charles Herbert Sylvester
  • I dread the place where many roads meet--the place where I may go astray.
  • Extract from : « A Handful of Stars » by Frank W. Boreham
  • If he go astray, she will forsake him, and give him over to his fall.
  • Extract from : « Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature » by Various
  • Rosie, if our example should make it easier for Harry to go astray!
  • Extract from : « Janet's Love and Service » by Margaret M Robertson
  • I'm a teetotaler, and it's my duty to look after brothers that go astray.
  • Extract from : « Dialstone Lane, Complete » by W.W. Jacobs

Synonyms for go astray

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