wrongheaded

[rawng-hed-id, rong-] / ˈrɔŋˈhɛd ɪd, ˈrɒŋ- /

ADJECTIVE

contrary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adverse antithetical conflicting contradictory discordant hostile inconsistent inimical negative opposed paradoxical

STRONG

anti antipodal converse counter dissident nonconformist recusant refractory reverse

WEAK

antipathetic antipodean balky clashing contrariant contumacious diametric dissentient froward headstrong insubordinate intractable nonconforming obstinate ornery perverse rebellious recalcitrant restive stubborn unruly wayward

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable agreeing consistent friendly harmonious kind

STRONG

conforming equal same similar

WEAK

accommodating alike concordant correspondent homogeneous like obliging

Example Sentences

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Lee also has made some wrongheaded and bold calls on crypto, such as a forecast that bitcoin could “easily get to $200,000” by the end of 2025, and top $1 million in a few years.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Resisting AI innovation is as wrongheaded as overselling its immediate impact and needlessly scaring American workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

So I had very definite feelings about it, and I thought it was wrongheaded and really somewhat shameful of the academy to do that.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

The suggestion the provision applies "could not be more wrongheaded," he added.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2024

In fact, the move to teach calculus in some high schools seems to me wrongheaded if it leads to the exclusion of the above topics in finite mathematics.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

wrongheaded

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