Synonyms of awry

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adjective

ə-ˈrī 

as in uneven

inclined or twisted to one side

the shutters that still remained on the run-down old house were all awry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• uneven
• tilted
• crooked
• oblique
• skewed
• lopsided
• askew
• tipping
• crazy
• out of plumb
• pitched
• listing
• slanted
• aslant
• off-kilter
• slanting
• cockeyed
• atilt
• distorted
• unbalanced
• asymmetrical
• slantwise
• unsymmetrical
• cock-a-hoop
• disordered
• contorted
• irregular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• even
• level
• regular
• uniform
• orderly
• balanced
• ordered
• symmetrical

awry

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adverb

ə-ˈrī 

as in wrong

off the desired or intended path or course

their plans for an outdoor wedding went awry when they got a freak hailstorm the night before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrong
• badly
• astray
• afield
• incorrectly
• amiss
• improperly
• inappropriately
• wrongly
• mistakenly
• inadequately
• insufficiently
• faultily
• unpromisingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• well
• right
• perfectly
• aright
• properly
• favorably
• correctly
• rightly
• appropriately
• auspiciously
• promisingly
• suitably
• fittingly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of awry

Adjective

More frequency of flights, more competition (of what’s left), more options to get rebooked when things go awry, Nastro told ABC News. — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Thomas’ trip to the slammer stemmed from a traffic stop that went awry in Westlake Village. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

As McGuire reached the climax of the anthem, the large American flag began to wave in the outfield, bringing together a beautiful scene before first pitch that almost went totally awry. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Fiery rookie Young-il (Lee Min-ho) — the younger brother of a connected official — is assigned to cover the prime minister’s Liberation Day speech when the shooting goes awry, leading him to witness the events first-hand. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Cregger and co-screenwriter Shay Hatten (John Wick Chapter 4) make a running gag out of Bryan’s attempts to aid people that go nearly fatally awry, as well as his ineptitude with guns and extremely bad luck trying to shoot off padlocks. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Even before things go awry, Lee pulls over on the way to the Hattas to arrest a meth addict, Mad Dog Luke (Akira Huang), for a drug buy, forcing the cops to bring the man along with them. — Jake Cole, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

After Hallet dies in a misguided clinic bust care of a banishing spell gone awry, the whole Owens clan is nearly destroyed. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Instead of an alteration to mature, functional tau, quality control oversight at the site of production may be going awry in Alzheimer’s brains. — Mike McRae 03, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026