Definitions

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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Quiet race but gets off the mark with a point.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Consensus expectations in late 2007 of 16% were way off the mark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

In some cases, the fish attempted to rub off the mark within the first hour of seeing a mirror.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

The problem is that seasonal hiring patterns have been altered by the pandemic, and sometimes the adjustments are off the mark.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026

Let’s just say he was pretty off the mark.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

off the mark

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