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awry

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of awry

inclined or twisted to one side
  • The shutters that still remained on the run-down old house were all awry.
Synonyms of awry

askew, aslant, atilt, cockeyed, crazy, crooked, listing, lopsided, oblique, off-kilter, pitched, skewed, slanted, slanting, slantwise, tilted, tipping, uneven
Words Related to awry

asymmetrical (or asymmetric), unbalanced, unsymmetrical

contorted, disordered, distorted, irregular
Phrases Synonymous with awry

out of plumb (or off plumb)
Near Antonyms of awry

ordered, orderly, regular, uniform

balanced, symmetrical (or symmetric)
Antonyms of awry

even, level, straight

awry

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of awry

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 of awry

afield, amiss, astray, wrong
Words Related to awry

badly

faultily, improperly, inappropriately, incorrectly, mistakenly, wrongly

inadequately, insufficiently, unpromisingly
Near Antonyms of awry

perfectly

auspiciously, favorably, promisingly

correctly, properly, rightly

appropriately, fittingly, suitably
Antonyms of awry

aright, right, well

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