as in uneven
inclined or twisted to one side
the shutters that still remained on the run-down old house were all awry
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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
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Recent Examples of awry
Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Still, even some of the most prominent contemporary artists worry that something has gone awry.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
The same timeline is presented from the perspectives of different characters — the kind of concept that could easily go awry in the hands of a bad editor.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2025
That Connor debacle highlighted what happens when queerbaiting accusations goes awry.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
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But even some seemingly lopsided matchups have gone awry for the Lakers.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Still, even some of the most prominent contemporary artists worry that something has gone awry.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
The same timeline is presented from the perspectives of different characters — the kind of concept that could easily go awry in the hands of a bad editor.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2025
That Connor debacle highlighted what happens when queerbaiting accusations goes awry.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awry
Adjective
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Future work will focus on integrating snow-deposition modeling with PV yield simulations to more accurately predict energy losses and on expanding analyses to more complex, uneven alpine terrain.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Trojans' uneven season hasn't exactly helped slow rumors either.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Another glaring issue is liability for when AI agents make mistakes — for example, purchasing the wrong-colored bike or booking a hotel room for the wrong night.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 Dec. 2025
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Trajector has denied wrong-doing and told NPR its mission continues to be to help vets receive benefits.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Your stairs are nothing more than a narrow, tilted floor, much like a child’s slide at a playground.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
3 Jan. 2026
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Paramount did not bargain for WBD to foster, whether intentionally or unintentionally, a tilted and unfair process.—
Julia Boorstin,Lillian Rizzo,Alex Sherman,David Faber,
CNBC,
4 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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How do the Chiefs fall behind that badly in any passing statistic when Patrick Mahomes is the quarterback throwing the football?—
Sam McDowell
January 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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The area was badly burned, but still Simpson noticed green sprouts peeking out of the ashy soil and from the branches of trees that the average passerby might assume were dead.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Willms plans to call the Bureau of Land Management — the agency that oversees these parcels of federal land — to report the crooked stake.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
7 Jan. 2026
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Begin by removing any suckers at the base of the tree, side shoots on the trunk, crossing or crooked branches, dead or damaged branches, those that are growing inward, and crowded branches.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
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For now, the pastor is keeping his politics oblique.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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Losing Roman Anthony to an oblique strain in early September was a massive blow, and proved the offense wasn’t deep enough.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Dec. 2025
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“Awry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awry. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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