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
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Bowles said, made a wrongheaded decision to attend the inauguration of the incoming president of Ghana, ignoring pre-trip fire warnings.
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Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Phil Murphy, governor of New Jersey, in enlisting President Trump in his wrongheaded suburban war against congestion pricing, puts at risk the federal approval for the essential tolling plan.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
Some people’s views, inevitably, will be shaped by wrongheaded ideas.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
After campaigning against them, Biden never removed the wrongheaded tariffs former President Donald Trump imposed on Chinese goods, and now the current president is going to up the ante.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
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Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Phil Murphy, governor of New Jersey, in enlisting President Trump in his wrongheaded suburban war against congestion pricing, puts at risk the federal approval for the essential tolling plan.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
Some people’s views, inevitably, will be shaped by wrongheaded ideas.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
After campaigning against them, Biden never removed the wrongheaded tariffs former President Donald Trump imposed on Chinese goods, and now the current president is going to up the ante.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongheaded
Adjective
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Prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, slavery was the law in the rebellious states.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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This wretched regime is doomed to be overthrown by the risen populace and rebellious youth.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Supernatural beliefs, conspiracy theories and pseudoscience have struck researchers as totally impervious to contrary evidence.—
Eli Elster,
The Conversation,
2 Dec. 2025
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In India, over 2,000 years ago, Lyra was seen as a heavenly vulture, as contrary as that sounds.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
23 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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As an adult, he was convicted of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury in 2018 and evading an officer with willful disregard for public safety in 2023.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025
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Tran was convicted by a federal jury last September for fraudulent collection of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits and his willful omission of consulting and rental income from his tax returns in 2020, 2021 and 2022.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Cushla’s world is full of defiant spirits, including her mother, a woman struggling with addiction who spends most of her days bound to her living room and the bottom of a bottle.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The mayor-elect was defiant in his victory speech.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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That tone—of pain, of surprise, of a stubborn refusal to be reduced or diminished—is everywhere in it.—
Questlove,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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If the stain is stubborn, add a few drops of dish soap to the water and vinegar mixture.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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They’re made from heat-resistant cotton to protect your hands from burns with a textured silicone material on the inside that provides extra grip.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Structure information summary Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly resistant to earthquake shaking, though some vulnerable structures exist.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The next morning, Burgher parents—oblivious to the fighting that had broken out in the capital—had lined the walkways and cheered as their children filed into schools with pencils and notebooks and tense faces, some bravely managing a smile, others rigid with fear.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The current electronic components (made of metals like titanium or rigid silicon) could lead to major challenges when implanted inside the human body.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Two men are targeted by the rebel army who overthrew the government of Colonel Jacobo Arbenz Guzman.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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He was denounced by rebel propagandists as a tyrant and remembered by Americans as a reactionary dolt.—
Bhumika Tharoor,
The Atlantic,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Wrongheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongheaded. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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