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

The plot of Godzilla Minus Zero is a whirl of characters trying to redeem themselves for their past mistakes, or feeling so much anger toward an aggressor that their own moral compasses go awry. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

That’s why the next Congress could also look at remedying an earlier bill that aimed to address hospital billing but has gone awry in practice. — Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026

Sure, the pressure mounts, your hands get sweaty and things can go awry. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Despite hours of practice, something always seemed to go awry at the moment of truth. — Don J. Dinndorf, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2026

Jessie and Gerald Burlingame rent a cabin in Alabama for a sexy weekend, things go very awry. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

One need only look at what’s happened to Penn State to see how that could go awry. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Should something go awry, the swap would compensate the buyer. — Ellen Dimauro, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Set in Paris over the course of a night, the film stars Moreau and Maurice Ronet as lovers who set out to murder her husband and his boss (played by Jean Wall), only for the plan to go awry. — Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026