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Synonyms & Antonyms of wrongheaded
having or showing opinions or ideas that are wrong
- wrongheaded people
- I think he is taking a wrongheaded approach to dealing with the problem.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for wrongheaded
- balky,
- contrary,
- contumacious,
- defiant,
- disobedient,
- froward,
- incompliant,
- insubordinate,
- intractable,
- obstreperous,
- rebel,
- rebellious,
- recalcitrant,
- recusant,
- refractory,
- restive,
- ungovernable,
- unruly,
- untoward,
- wayward,
- willful
- (or wilful)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for wrongheaded
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“Wrongheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongheaded. Accessed 3 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of wrongheaded was in 1723
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