The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
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Awry
/əˈɹɑɪ/
Synonyms for "awry" (136 found)
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flawedhaywirehereticalheterodoxillogicalillusoryin disorderinaccuratemisplacedmisshapennot rightnot trueobliqueobliquelyoffoff the trackon the fritzoutout of gearout of joint
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out of kelterout of kilterout of orderout of placeout of tuneout of whackpeccantperturbedperversepervertedroilyself-contradictoryshuffledskewskew-jawedskewedslantwaysslaunchwayssquintingstrayingturbidturbulentunfactualunfavorablyunorthodoxunprovedunsettleduntrueuntrulyupsetwamper-jawedwidewrongwryyaw-ways
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Adverb(8 words)
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11 entriesawry arrangementawry conditionawry outcomeawry positionawry statego awrygo completely awryplans go awryrun awrythings go awrywent awry
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13 total sentences available.
Today, everything went awry from the start.
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Their plans have gone awry.
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Things went awry.
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