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go amiss

VERB

deviate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart differ diverge vary veer

STRONG

aberrate avert bend contrast deflect digress divagate drift err part shy swerve turn wander

WEAK

angle off bear off bend the rules break pattern circumlocate depart from edge off get around go haywire go off on tangent go out of control go out of way leave beaten path not conform swim against stream take a turn turn aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree stay

STRONG

straighten

WEAK

go straight keep

VERB

stray

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deviate drift err meander roam swerve

STRONG

gad gallivant ramble range rove straggle traipse turn

WEAK

be abandoned be lost go all over the map go astray lose one's way wander away wander off

Antonyms

STRONG

be direct

WEAK

go direct remain stay

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As one government source reckons, "a bit of loyalty wouldn't go amiss".

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

A bit of harmony, a collective pulling ourselves out of this fug, wouldn’t go amiss at the moment.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

What may be more important is to keep them watered as they grow and bud, and a light feed at that time wouldn’t go amiss.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2021

For McCarthy, whose 2019 Oscar nomination for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” was exceedingly well-earned, a return to drama might not go amiss.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2021

There are now many varieties that produce perfectly smooth and solid fruit, and the grower can hardly go amiss in his selection of seeds if he bears his climate and his particular needs in mind.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William

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