lead astray

Questions about lead astray

What does lead astray mean?

lead astray means "teach immoral behavior to". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for lead astray?

Close synonyms include lead off, mislead, misdirect, misguide, deceive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lead astray a common word?

lead astray is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.