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wrong-headed

ADJECTIVE
dogmatic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arbitrary arrogant assertive categorical emphatic fanatical intolerant obstinate stubborn unequivocal
WEAK
bigoted bullheaded cocksure confident definite despotic determined dictative doctrinaire domineering downright egotistical formal high-and-mighty imperious magisterial narrow-minded obdurate one-sided overbearing peremptory pigheaded prejudiced stiff-necked tenacious tyrannical
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ambiguous equivocal impartial indefinite vague willing yielding
WEAK
amenable doubtful doubting dubious flexible fluctuating indecisive manageable not positive obedient questioning skeptical submissive uncertain vacillating

Example Sentences

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For those ages 55 to 69, the panel recommended doctors “not screen men who do not express a preference for screening” on the wrong-headed rationale it could lead to “overdiagnosis and overtreatment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

To Goff, focusing on the fish’s behavior is not only wrong-headed but “horrific” because it leaves out what’s actually most important—what the fish actually feels.

From Scientific American • Sep. 25, 2023

Online merchants have complained for years that wrong-headed or malicious customer feedback can get them booted off the company’s web store.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2023

It prevents money being wasted on hopelessly wrong-headed research.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2022

“Is that proper, do you think? Wouldn’t that make this into some kind of topsy-turvy, wrong-headed world if a king played music for a bug?”

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo