Synonyms of 'wrong'
adjective
1 amissDictionary, faulty, unsatisfactory
Pain is the body's way of telling us that something is wrong.
not right
off target
in error
off base (US , Canadian , informal)
off beam (informal)
way off beam (informal)
3 inappropriateDictionary, incorrect, unfitting
I'm always embarrassing myself by saying the wrong thing.
unfitting
not done
infelicitous
malapropos
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under-the-table
not cricket (informal)
felonious
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not working
out of commission
6 oppositeDictionary, inside, reverse
Iron the t-shirt on the wrong side to prevent damage to the design.
adverb
incorrectly
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noun
unfairness
sinfulness
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bad or evil deed
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verb
take advantage of
dump on (slang , mainly US)
impose upon
shit on (taboo , slang)
ill-use
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idioms
get someone wrongquotation
A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday
– Miscellanies]proverb
Two wrongs don't make a right
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Dictionary definition
If you say there is something wrong , you mean there is something unsatisfactory about the situation , person, or thing you are talking about.
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