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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongheaded
Adjective
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As a whole, the return of the Ninja 300 feels almost rebellious in today's motorcycle market.—
Utkarsh Sood
June 13,
New Atlas,
13 June 2026
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Difficult teenage years with lots of poor decisions and rebellious behavior.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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The voter response to Measure A should send a strong contrary message.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Still, this is a contrary call.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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The film, which details her life in Tehran as the willful daughter of intellectual Marxists, is a reminder that Iranians are just like everyone else, Satrapi told the Associated Press in a 2007 interview in Cannes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The teenager was arrested for 12 counts of willful/malicious kill/maim/torture animal -- horse and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property over $5,000, authorities said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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As for his own future, Lapid remains defiant, even as sources of financing and festival platforms risk becoming scarcer.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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This is a book about hope — the stubborn, defiant belief that even after life breaks us open, light can still pour through the cracks.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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But La Roja could not find a way past Vozinha and a stubborn defense that had an answer to everything Spain’s superstars threw at them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Meanwhile, Hanks invests the vulnerable but stubborn Woody with a delectable senior resilience.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Every campsite has a bear-resistant food locker, and visitors are being reminded to store food, garbage and other attractants properly.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Aparacio agrees that disinfecting wipes and phones in particular are not compatible, and comments that wipes can actually damage the fingerprint-resistant coating on the outside of your phone.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Boxy, Straight-Lined Furniture Sharp angles and rigid silhouettes once defined contemporary interiors, but designers are increasingly embracing softer forms.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
14 June 2026
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Accessories made of rigid leather can provide a nice contrast to the dress's sheerness.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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In a sport long defined by its rigidity and rigorous training, Liu, 20, is a rebel and role model for simply loving to skate.—
Alice Park,
Time,
9 June 2026
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De la Espriella has promised to cancel the talks and take a more confrontational approach to rebel groups that includes using airplanes to spray coca fields with herbicides.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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“Wrongheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongheaded. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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