as in wrong
off the desired or intended path or course
I think we were led astray by the unfortunate similarity of the two names
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Recent Examples of astray
Google Maps will often lead you astray.
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Fiction Non Fiction
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
That should give Republicans pause because her far-right views have the potential to lead the president astray on everything from immigration and foreign policy to public health and national security.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
From breakfast to a sweet afternoon treat, these pastries won't lead you astray.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
Oliva does his best to brush this off, but Wallace can’t shake her suspicion that they’re being led astray.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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Fiction Non Fiction
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
That should give Republicans pause because her far-right views have the potential to lead the president astray on everything from immigration and foreign policy to public health and national security.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
From breakfast to a sweet afternoon treat, these pastries won't lead you astray.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
Oliva does his best to brush this off, but Wallace can’t shake her suspicion that they’re being led astray.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for astray
wrong
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But Trump’s improvisational attempt to negotiate over both subjects at the same time, with the same groups of leaders, is wrong-headed.—
Michael McFaul,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Aug. 2025
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By ignoring the quantity theory of money and employing neo-Keynesian macroeconomic models, central bankers are often wrong-footed.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Astray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astray. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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