Synonyms for astray
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-strey |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈstreɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for astray Other synonyms for the word astray
Définition of astray
Origin :- c.1300, astraied "away from home; lost," borrowed and partially nativized from Old French estraie, past participle of estraier "astray, riderless (of a horse), lost," literally "on stray" (see stray (v.)).
- adj off the path or right direction
- That was the real madness; pride and enthusiasm led us astray.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Yes, she must have led Lantier astray; you could see it in her eyes.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- My foot was on the threshold of His house when you led me astray.
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- They are very idle, gay and effeminate, and I fear that they will lead you astray.
- Extract from : « The Indian Fairy Book » by Cornelius Mathews
- In the first place, the allurements which led me astray may have had no charms for you.
- Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts
- "You shan't lead Mary astray," she would say with pretended indignation.
- Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan
- The subject is fascinating, but it would soon lead us astray.
- Extract from : « Unwritten Literature of Hawaii » by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
- I might be leading you astray if I ventured a guess, but if you asked me to do so, I should say he was a Chinaman.
- Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
- Then there was the dread story of the witchcraft that had led Salem astray.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- He never thought she had led him astray, and had no blame for her.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Antonyms for astray
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