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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

Example Sentences

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I'm sure it was nothing personal but a call on Monday morning offering Mr Cooper an apology wouldn't go amiss.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2023

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

They have only won one game under the current manager Stephen Kenny, so a positive performance and a victory would certainly not go amiss regardless of any faint hopes of qualification.

From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2021

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

It was a critical time for her, and if deprived of the use of her main weapon of offence and defence the battle was sure to go amiss.

From The Deserter by King, Charles