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amiss

[uh-mis] / əˈmɪs /
ADJECTIVE
wrong; defective
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awry improper untoward
WEAK
bad confused crooked erring erroneous fallacious false faulty flawed foul glitched up haywire imperfect inaccurate inappropriate incorrect mistaken out of order sick unfair unlawful unsuitable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
proper suitable
WEAK
good right
ADVERB
wrongly; defectively
Synonyms
WEAK
afield afoul badly erringly erroneously faultily improperly inappropriately incorrectly mistakenly out of turn unfavorably unsuitably
Antonyms
WEAK
good right well

Example Sentences

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A cluster of cases 13 years ago was one of the first major signs that something was amiss.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

But she didn’t feel like there was anything amiss that could be solved with medicine.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

As for your husband’s IRAs, something is amiss.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

In the show, Palmer and Whitehall play Samira and Rob, new parents who move back to Rob’s hometown of Hinkley Hills, a beautiful suburb where Samira immediately suspects something is amiss.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

Danny looked for signs that the dark was moving around them, but as they reached the pillars of stone that led out to sea, nothing seemed amiss.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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