WRONGHEADED Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

wrongheaded

adjective

Definition of wrongheaded

as in rebellious

having or showing opinions or ideas that are wrong wrongheaded people I think he is taking a wrongheaded approach to dealing with the problem.

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Recent Examples of wrongheaded This wrongheaded mercantilist view of international trade and external accounts has its roots in how individual businesses operate. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026 Such an effort in this tight residential real estate market is not so easily dismissed as wrongheaded. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026 And what is also new is that Mamdani turned heel on his prior wrongheaded opposition to mayoral control of schools, announcing his support for this crucial power in tandem with his selection of Samuels hours before being sworn into office. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026 Nearly 25 years later, North is just as bad as Ebert wrote, an astoundingly wrongheaded concept executed in the most mealymouthed, limp way possible. — Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wrongheaded

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongheaded

Adjective

The shoes appeared similar to the popular DSquared 2 Riri heeled sandals, which are also a sleek, seductive and rebellious style with towering heels and straps that wrap around the foot and ankle with super-thin leather ties.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Suzanne’s kind of rebellious temperament brought a lucidity to that character.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebellious

Adjective

Agree on what each role must contribute, how contrary information will surface and what behavior the team wants to observe.

— Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Each year, half the NFL cycles through offensive coordinators, and though there are contrary examples, continuity matters.

— Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of contrary

Adjective

On Thursday, attorneys from Jablonska's estate were trying to get access to Stevenson's financial records for the civil case, and were seeking to amend their wrongful death lawsuit to allege willful and wanton conduct and pursue punitive damages.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Taylor was later found in willful contempt for violating their divorce terms and ordered to pay $70,000 to cover Shumpert’s legal fees.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of willful

Adjective

From men wearing pink to push back against the pressures of toxic masculinity to women pushing back against unrealistic body standards, pink has become a color of defiant empathy.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Hazlewood broke the defiant stand between Markram and Wiaan Mulder that started late Monday and endured for nearly two more hours on Tuesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of defiant

Adjective

Also, cases of drug-resistant shillegosis are on the rise in the United States, the CDC said.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
These Baumol sectors—healthcare, education, public administration, construction—account for roughly 50% of advanced-economy GDP and remain stubbornly resistant to technological transformation.

— Ming Lu, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of resistant

Adjective

Detours and shortcuts in the brain The cells and synapses of the brain aren’t arranged in rigid, linear paths for each task and experience.

— Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
That potentially allows rigid structural elements and softer, flexible sections to be incorporated into the same object, provided the materials are compatible.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of rigid

Adjective

Capturing towns and roads would hamper Tigrayan fighters without necessarily securing the vast rural areas where the rebel forces regrouped during the previous war, Taylor said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Main roads leading Yemen’s third-largest city have been closed amid rebel attacks, with regular clashes on the outskirts and overnight bombardment.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026