ASTRAY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ASTRAY?

Need another word that means the same as “astray”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “astray” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Astray” are: wide, off target, wide of the mark, awry, away from the straight and narrow, away from the path of righteousness

Astray as an Adverb

Definitions of "Astray" as an adverb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “astray” as an adverb can have the following definitions:

• Away from the correct path or direction.
• Away from the right path or direction.
• Into error or morally questionable behaviour.
• Far from the intended target.

Synonyms of "Astray" as an adverb (6 Words)

away from the path of righteousness	At a distance in space or time.
away from the straight and narrow	Out of existence- H.E.Scudder.
awry	Away from the correct or expected course. With his necktie twisted awry.
off target	No longer on or in contact or attached.
wide	To the full extent. His final touchline conversion drifted wide.
wide of the mark	To or over a great extent or range; far.

Usage Examples of "Astray" as an adverb

• We went astray but a man redirected us.
• A bullet went astray and killed a bystander.
• He was led astray by boozy colleagues.

Associations of "Astray" (30 Words)

ambulate	Walk; move about. People who make use of crutches to ambulate.
away	An away match or win. The wedding is only weeks away.
cast	Form by pouring e g wax or hot metal into a cast or mold. I had to spend a month in a cast.
deviate	A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior. You must not deviate from the agreed route.
digress	Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking. She always digresses when telling a story.
dislodge	Remove or force out from a position. The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums.
drift	A force that moves something along. There was a drift to the towns.
err	Fail to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; do wrong. The judge had erred in ruling that the evidence was inadmissible.
excursive	Tending to deviate from a course or activity; digressive. His excursive remarks.
far	Being of a considerable distance or length. The success of the far Right.
gad	A sharp prod fixed to a rider’s heel and used to urge a horse onward. He had heard that I was gadding about with an airline stewardess.
going	The act of departing. The going was ideal here with short turf and a level surface.
inaccessible	(of language or an artistic work) difficult to understand or appreciate. Her unassailable inaccessible image.
isolated	Remote and separate physically or socially. Tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization.
location	The action of locating someone or something. The movie was filmed entirely on location.
lost	Having lost your bearings confused as to time or place or personal identity. The lost election of 1979.
maunder	Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. Dennis maundered on about the wine.
migration	A group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period. This butterfly s annual migration across North America.
nomad	A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons. The Magyars were a nomad people of the steppes.
outpost	A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops. A few scattered outposts along the west coast.
promenade	Take a promenade through a place. An evening promenade.
ramble	A walk taken for pleasure in the countryside. Willy rambled on about Norman archways.
remote	A remote control device. A remote possibility.
roam	Move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area. The cattle roam across the prairie.
rove	(of a person’s eyes) look in changing directions in order to see something thoroughly. A new exhibit will electrify campuses on its national rove.
sidetrack	A short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass. The effort at reform has been sidetracked for years.
solitary	One who lives in solitude. Tigers are essentially solitary.
stray	An animal that has strayed especially a domestic animal. Men who stray are seen as more exciting and desirable.
stroll	Walk in a leisurely way. We took a stroll in the garden.
wander	An act or instance of wandering. He found her wandering the streets.