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Synonyms of 'wrong'

adjective

1 amissDictionary, faulty, unsatisfactoryPain is the body's way of telling us that something is wrong.

Their instincts warned them something was amiss.

not right

2 incorrectDictionary, mistaken, falseThat was the wrong answer - try again.

He denied that his evidence was incorrect.

I see I was mistaken about you.

This resulted in false information being entered.

Their interpretation was faulty.

The reports were based on inaccurate information.

The allegations were completely untrue.

The conclusions they have come to are completely erroneous.

off target

The thinking is muddled and fundamentally unsound.

in error

wide of the mark

That comparison isn't as wide of the mark as it seems.

Their argument is fallacious.

off base (US, Canadian, informal)

off beam (informal)

way off beam (informal)

3 inappropriateDictionary, incorrect, unfittingI'm always embarrassing myself by saying the wrong thing.

Some clients had been sold inappropriate polices.

injuries caused by incorrect posture

unfitting

Amy's shoes were unsuitable for walking any distance.

The legislation represents in itself an unhappy compromise.

not done

She left her husband because of his unacceptable behaviour.

He maintained that he had done nothing improper.

She looked incongruous in an army uniform.

It would be unseemly for judges to receive pay increases.

Those involved had performed acts unbecoming of university students.

infelicitous

malapropos

Opposites

4 badDictionary, criminal, illegalIt was wrong of you to leave her alone in the house.

I was selling drugs, but I didn't think I was a bad person.

The entire party cannot be blamed for the criminal actions of a few members.

It is illegal to intercept radio messages.

the country's most evil criminals

nations involved in unfair trade practices

crooked (informal)

She might expose his crooked business deals to the authorities.

employees who believe their dismissal was unlawful

information about the use of illicit drugs

those who think that birth control is immoral

campaigning against racist and unjust immigration laws

He had become rich by dishonest means.

She flew at me, shouting how evil and wicked I was.

He reminded us that such behaviour was sinful in the eyes of God.

I thought it was unethical for doctors to operate upon their wives.

his protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder

under-the-table

an iniquitous fine

not cricket (informal)

felonious

Opposites

5 defectiveDictionary, not working, faultyWe think there's something wrong with the computer.

Retailers can return defective merchandise.

not working

They will repair the faulty equipment.

The phone is out of order.

She stood there, hat askew.

out of commission

6 oppositeDictionary, inside, reverseIron the t-shirt on the wrong side to prevent damage to the design.

The wrong attitude will have the reverse effect.

The hologram can be flipped to show the inverse image.

adverb

1 incorrectly, badly, wronglyYou've spelled my name wrong.

incorrectly

I was angry because I played so badly.

He was wrongly diagnosed as having a bone tumour.

They mistakenly believed the licences they held were sufficient.

It had been erroneously reported that he had refused to give evidence.

Opposites

2 amissDictionary, astray, awryWhere did we go wrong with our children?

a plan that had gone awry

Some of the doors hung askew.

noun

1 wickedness, injustice, unfairnessHe doesn't seem to know the difference between right and wrong.

moral arguments about the wickedness of nuclear weapons

They will continue to fight injustice.

unfairness

Social imbalance worries him more than inequity of income.

a reflection of our society's immorality

He rails against the iniquities of capitalism.

sinfulness

Opposites

lawfulness

high-mindedness

2 offenceDictionary, injury, crimeI intend to right the wrong done to you.

It is a criminal offence to sell goods which are unsafe.

She was awarded £3,500 for injury to her feelings.

He has committed no crime and poses no danger to the public.

an investigation into alleged child abuse

Sin can be forgiven, but never condoned.

I don't want to do an injustice to what I've recorded.

a deep sense of grievance

infringement of privacy

Forgive us our trespasses.

the alleged financial misdeeds of his government

tales of the candidate's alleged past transgressions

Another infraction would mean a stint in a probation centre.

bad or evil deed

Opposites

good turn

good deed

verb

mistreatDictionary, abuse, hurtShe felt she had been wronged.

She has been mistreated by men in the past.

She had been abused by her father.

Did they hurt you?

The hijackers seemed anxious not to harm anyone.

take advantage of

Men still oppress women both physically and socially.

dump on (slang, mainly US)

impose upon

The rescued hostages said they had not been ill-treated.

shit on (taboo, slang)

He was not maltreated during his detention.

ill-use

Opposites

treat well

do a favour

idioms

get someone wrong

quotation

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 [Alexander Pope – Miscellanies]

proverb

Two wrongs don't make a right

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Additional synonyms

abuse

an investigation into alleged child abuse

spoiling

bullying

manhandling

rough handling

abuse

If someone is abused, they are treated cruelly and violently.

She had been abused by her father.

dump on (slang, US)

impose upon

rough up

shit on (taboo, slang)

handle roughly

knock about or around

askew

Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with.

She stood there, hat askew.

off-centre

cockeyed (informal)

skewwhiff (British, informal)

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Nearby words of 'wrong'

writhe
writing
writing on the wall
wrong
wrong-headed
wrongdoer
wrongdoing
All ENGLISH synonyms that begin with 'W'

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Source

Thesaurus for wrong from the Collins English Thesaurus

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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.

The indefinite article

The indefinite article is a or an. The form an is used before a word that starts with a vowel sound. a girl a cat an eight-year-old girl an engineer The indefinite article is used with si...

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Scrabble score for 'wrong': 9

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