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wrong
adjective as in incorrect
Strongest matches
amiss, awry, bad, erroneous, false, inaccurate, misguided, mistaken, unsound, untrue
Strong matches
erring, fluffed, goofed, miscalculated, misconstrued, mishandled, out
Weak matches
askew, astray, at fault, counterfactual, defective, erratic, fallacious, faulty, in error, inexact, misfigured, not precise, not right, not working, off-target, on the wrong track, out of commission, out of line, out of order, perverse, rotten, sophistical, specious, spurious, ungrounded, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, wide
adjective as in immoral, dishonest
Strong matches
base, corrupt, criminal, crooked, debauched, depraved, dissipated, evil, profane, profligate, reprobate, wanton
Weak matches
amoral, blamable, blameworthy, blasphemous, censurable, dishonorable, dissolute, felonious, illicit, indecent, iniquitous, naughty, risqué, sacrilegious, salacious, shady, smutty, ungodly, unholy, unrighteous, vicious, wicked, wrongful
adjective as in inappropriate, not suitable
Strongest matches
amiss, bad, funny, ill-advised, improper, incorrect, unacceptable, unhappy
Strong matches
Weak matches
awkward, disproportionate, gauche, inapt, incongruous, indecorous, infelicitous, malapropos, not done, rotten, unbecoming, unconventional, unsatisfactory, unseemly, unsuitable
adverb as in astray
Strongest match
Strong matches
Weak matches
afield, askew, badly, erroneously, inaccurately, mistakenly, unfavorably
noun as in offense, sin
Strongest matches
abuse, bias, blunder, crime, error, evil, grievance, harm, inequity, injustice, insult, misdeed, mistake, prejudice, slight, transgression, violation, wrongdoing
Strong matches
cruelty, damage, delinquency, discourtesy, favor, hurt, immorality, imposition, indecency, inhumanity, iniquity, injury, libel, malevolence, miscarriage, misdemeanor, misdoing, oppression, persecution, sinfulness, slander, spite, tort, trespass, turpitude, unfairness, vice, villainy, wickedness
Example Sentences
“He understood that Democrats always cave. And for once — for once — I think enough Democrats believed that this time — this time — our leadership would learn the lesson. And we were wrong.”
Vinted users have been reacting angrily after an update resulted in items being listed as the wrong size.
The VAR looks at the images and decides if it's possible the assistant has got the decision wrong.
The BBC has also been told about when things go wrong, including scanning and radiotherapy machines breaking down, GP referral letters being lost and staffing issues mean appointments are cancelled at the last minute.
He said the committee "accepts that there are occasions when the BBC gets things wrong" and takes action when necessary, including disciplinary measures, updating guidelines and issuing corrections.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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