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off the mark

ADJECTIVE
astray
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afield awry
WEAK
adrift amiss gone lost off off-course roaming straying vanished wandering wrong
Antonyms
WEAK
on-course right straight
ADJECTIVE
false
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bogus deceitful dishonest distorted erroneous fake fanciful faulty fictitious fraudulent improper inaccurate incorrect invalid misleading mistaken phony specious spurious unfounded unreal untrue untruthful
WEAK
apocryphal beguiling casuistic concocted contrary to fact cooked-up counterfactual deceiving delusive ersatz fallacious fishy illusive imaginary inexact lying mendacious misrepresentative sham sophistical trumped-up unsound
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accurate authentic correct fair faithful frank genuine honest moral open proven real right sincere sound true trustworthy truthful valid
WEAK
actual factual just known precise reliable straight substantiated
ADJECTIVE
off-center
Synonyms
STRONGEST
askew
WEAK
adrift astray far-off inaccurate off-course off-target stray
ADJECTIVE
wide
Synonyms
STRONGEST
away far off remote
STRONG
astray
WEAK
distant far-off inaccurate off-target
Antonyms
WEAK
on-course on-target

Example Sentences

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A cautious Bethell took 15 balls to get off the mark and never looked confident.

From Barron's

Diallo dribbled furiously up the court before firing a three-pointer that was off the mark at the buzzer, averting disaster for the Bruins and causing Dent to playfully grab Clark around the shoulders while they ran off the court in glee.

From Los Angeles Times

It never came, with £125m Alexander Isak also anonymous after getting off the mark with his first league goal for Liverpool on Sunday.

From BBC

Record transfer Alexander Isak is still yet to get off the mark, German playmaker Florian Wirtz is currently injured and left-back Milos Kerkez continues to struggle.

From BBC

Sean Dyche picked up his second win in five games - after Ange Postecoglou's none in eight - though he will be thankful they faced a very poor Leeds United to get off the mark in the Premier League.

From BBC

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.