went astray
Strayed from course
Went astray means wandered off course or got lost, literally or figuratively.
A package that went astray never arrived.
A plan that went astray failed to unfold as intended.
The phrase often carries moral weight: someone who went astray strayed from proper behavior or belief.
Good intentions went astray somewhere along the way.
Turned sharply aside
- swervedTurned abruptly aside
- divergedSeparated from a course
- wanderedMoved without fixed course
- driftedMoved without aim
departed · digressed · detoured · deviated · diverted · deflected · veering · derailed
Lacking sense of direction
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- off-courseDeviating from intended path
- adriftFloating without control
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
displaced · vanished · misplaced · wayward · roaming · drifting · detoured · sidetracked
Caused to believe falsely
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- deludedWrongly convinced of falsehoods
- misinformedGiven incorrect facts
- mistakenIncorrectly understood or believed
fooled · misdirected · manipulated · duped · beguiled · seduced · corrupted · influenced
Violation of law or code
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- fallenHaving dropped down
- corruptedMade impure or dishonest
- waywardStubbornly self-willed
wicked · immoral · backsliding · errant · prodigal · trespassing · sinning · lapsed
veered
Turned sharply aside
drifted · departed · digressed · detoured · deviated · diverted · deflected · veering · derailed · tangent
disoriented
Lacking sense of direction
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- off-courseDeviating from intended path
- adriftFloating without control
missing · displaced · vanished · misplaced · wayward · roaming · drifting · detoured · sidetracked · bewildered
misled
Caused to believe falsely
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- deludedWrongly convinced of falsehoods
- misinformedGiven incorrect facts
mistaken · fooled · misdirected · manipulated · duped · beguiled · seduced · corrupted · influenced · swayed
transgression
Violation of law or code
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- fallenHaving dropped down
- corruptedMade impure or dishonest
wayward · wicked · immoral · backsliding · errant · prodigal · trespassing · sinning · lapsed · seduced