WRONGHEADED Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

wrongheaded

adjective

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 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 At best, such ideas come across as quaint; at worst, dangerous or plain wrongheaded. —

Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025 Ultimately, the laws are based on a dystopia and wrongheaded assumption that Americans firearms for their self-defense. —

Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025 Or were the Arabs in Palestine done in again and again by inflexible, wrongheaded, venal, and corrupt leadership? —

Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wrongheaded

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The temperamental Moon activates your 3rd House of Communication, forming a supportive trine to rebellious Uranus in your 7th House of Companions.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2026
The series picks up 15 years after the finale of The Handmaid's Tale, and follows Agnes and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), a rebellious newcomer.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026