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Synonyms for went astray
verb make a mistake; do wrong

stumble
misbehave
stray
miscalculate
blow
goof
deviate
lapse
flub

muff
snafu
blunder
trespass
misjudge
misapprehend
fall
offend
sin

wander
foul up
mess up
screw up
louse up
bollix
transgress
be in error
be inaccurate

be incorrect
be mistaken
boo-boo
drop the ball
go astray
go wrong
make a mess of
slip up
snarl up

Antonyms for went astray

obey
stay

understand
behave

correct

Synonyms
verb be unsuccessful

decline
fall
founder
flounder
flop
blunder
fold
abort
fizzle
slip
miscarry

miss
backslide
deteriorate
go down
break down
back wrong horse
be defeated
be demoted
be found lacking
be in vain
be ruined

come to naught
come to nothing
fall flat
fall short
fall through
go astray
go down swinging
go downhill
go up in smoke
go wrong
hit bottom

hit the skids
lose control
lose out
lose status
meet with disaster
miss the boat
play into
run aground
turn out badly

Antonyms

ascend
accomplish
achieve
gain
merit
obtain
prosper
capture

complete
procure
rise
go up
succeed
do well
correct
build

develop
earn
reach
win
deliver
finish

Synonyms
verb abandon, forsake

ignore
neglect
omit
forget
slight
fault

overlook
blink
discount
abort
slip
disregard

disappoint
miscarry
desert
funk
back out
let down

overpass
go astray
break one’s word

Antonyms

remember
respect
accomplish
achieve
gain
merit
obtain

prosper
capture
complete
procure
attend
regard
pay attention

earn
reach
succeed
win
deliver
finish

Synonyms
verb act in inappropriate manner

trespass
fool around
act up
sin
offend
fail
misconduct
roughhouse

deviate
carry on
cut up
transgress
be at fault
be bad
be dissolute
be guilty

be immoral
be indecorous
be insubordinate
be mischievous
be out of line
be out of order
be reprehensible
bend the law

do evil
do wrong
get into mischief
go astray
go wrong
make trouble
sow wild oats
take a wrong turn

Antonyms

obey

behave

Synonyms
verb talk aimlessly, endlessly

babble
digress
meander
wander
blather
depart
stray
expatiate
descant

drift
enlarge
diverge
drivel
divagate
protract
prose
gossip
maunder

chatter
amplify
dwell on
harp on
be diffuse
beat around bush
excurse
get off the subject
go astray

go off on tangent
go on and on
lose the thread
rant and rave
rattle on
talk nonsense
talk off top of head
talk randomly

Antonyms

abridge
compress
condense
curtail

decrease
lessen
shorten
stay

reduce
go direct
be direct

Synonyms
verb commit illegal or immoral action

err
stray
cheat
lapse
backslide
deviate

trespass
misbehave
fall
offend
misconduct
wander

fall from grace
transgress
break commandment
break law
commit crime
do wrong

go astray
live in sin
sow wild oats
take the primrose path
wallow in the mire

Antonyms

obey
comply

stay
behave

go direct

Synonyms
verb wander; get lost

swerve
err
drift
roam
meander
deviate

traipse
ramble
turn
range
rove
straggle

gad
gallivant
be abandoned
be lost
go all over the map
go amiss

go astray
wander away
wander off
lose one’s way

Antonyms

remain
stay

be direct
go direct

Synonyms
verb digress; get lost

veer
stray
ramble
swerve
depart

err
babble
shift
diverge
divagate

rave
deviate
get off the track
get sidetracked
go astray

go off on a tangent
lose train of thought
talk nonsense
lose one’s way

Antonyms

stay

go direct

Synonyms
verb fail to attain goal

abort
decline
founder
flounder
misfire
flop
blunder
fold
fizzle
slip
fall

miss
backslide
deteriorate
go down
fall through
back wrong horse
be defeated
be demoted
be found lacking
be in vain
be ruined

break down
come to naught
come to nothing
fall flat
fall short
go astray
go down swinging
go downhill
go up in smoke
go wrong
hit bottom

hit the skids
lose control
lose out
lose status
meet with disaster
miss fire
miss the boat
miss the mark
play into
run aground
turn out badly

Antonyms

improve
ascend
accomplish
achieve

rise
go up
succeed
do well

correct
build
develop