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off-track

ADJECTIVE
mistaken
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confounded confused deceived deluded duped fooled misguided misinformed misinterpreting misjudging misled tricked
STRONG
erroneous false faulty illogical inaccurate inappropriate incorrect misconstrued unfounded untrue unwarranted wrong
WEAK
all wet at fault barking up wrong tree confused with fallacious ill-advised off base sadly mistaken unadvised under wrong impression unreal unsound way-off wide of mark wrong number wrongly identified
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accurate correct honest right substantiated true valid
WEAK
exact fair just precise sound
ADJECTIVE
off-course
Synonyms
WEAK
astray confused disoriented lost lost one's bearing roaming roving

Example Sentences

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Looking back at what worked and what didn’t provides insight into where decisions were right or off track.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Those younger generations, however, have some time to correct their course if they’re off track.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

While the news is unhelpful, it doesn’t push a turnaround of the Swiss drugmaker’s pharma research-and-development engine off track, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

If you ask Will Rose how his life got off track, he’ll say it’s all about mental health.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

If Brandon was right—if her grandmother had found the bracelet there, then her grandma might not have been off track.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson