Definitions

in the wrong

ADJECTIVE

at fault

Synonyms

WEAK

blameworthy culpable erring guilty in error liable on one's head responsible to blame wrong

ADJECTIVE

culpable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

guilty impeachable liable reprehensible responsible

WEAK

amiss answerable at fault blamable blameful blameworthy caught caught in the act caught red-handed censurable demeritorious dirty found wanting hung up indictable off base out of line punishable sinful smoking gun to blame unholy wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

immune irresponsible

WEAK

blameless inculpable innocent not guilty right

ADJECTIVE

guilty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convicted culpable liable remorseful responsible sorry wrong

WEAK

accusable caught censurable censured chargeable condemned conscience-stricken contrite convictable criminal damned delinquent depraved doomed erring evil felonious hangdog impeached in error incriminated iniquitous judged licentious offending on one's head out of line proscribed regretful reprehensible rueful sentenced sheepish sinful wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

good immune irresponsible right

WEAK

guiltless innocent moral sinless truthful

Example Sentences

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"We over-pushed the first couple of laps and had to change the strategy and everything went in the wrong direction," team principal Frederic Vasseur said.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

“One common pattern was Claude agreeing outright that the other party was in the wrong, despite only having the user’s account to go on,” the company wrote in a blog post.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

He thinks that in the wrong hands AI can have a devastating effect on us.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Margins also moved in the wrong direction, hurt by rising labor and beef costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

But while Jones slept peacefully, John Wilkes Booth and David Herold were rowing in the wrong direction!

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

in the wrong

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