Synonyms of wrongness

wrongness

noun

as in incorrectness

the quality or state of being unsuitable or unfitting

arguments about the rightness or wrongness of the satirical skit drowned out any discussion of the points it attempted to raise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incorrectness
• unfitness
• inappropriateness
• undesirability
• meaninglessness
• improperness
• infelicity
• irrelevance
• inaptness
• impropriety
• undesirableness
• inadequacy
• inadequateness
• pointlessness
• inapplicability
• inappositeness
• uselessness
• inadmissibility
• unsatisfactoriness
• inexpediency
• intolerability
• senselessness
• extraneousness
• inauspiciousness
• inexpedience
• unbecomingness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rightness
• correctness
• appropriateness
• suitability
• propriety
• fitness
• aptness
• felicity
• relevance
• applicability
• properness
• connection
• seemliness
• appositeness
• suitableness
• fittingness
• relevancy
• bearing
• pertinence
• materiality
• felicitousness
• admissibility
• pointedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrongness

But for less intimate relationships, the perception of wrongness was the key predictor of negative feelings and avoidance. — Andras Molnar, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

Hidden, almost, in the center of the exhibition are a few of Mendieta’s early paintings from the late 1960s and early 1970s, which have a jarring feeling of wrongness about them. — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Perfection alienates; wrongness invites. — Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026

In the 1940s and 50s, Pym’s spinsters had occupied a status of respectable wrongness. — Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025