Synonyms of wrong

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adjective

1

as in unacceptable

falling short of a standard

there is something wrong with this cake—it has a funny taste

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unacceptable
• poor
• lame
• bad
• deficient
• flawed
• terrible
• horrible
• disastrous
• awful
• pathetic
• bastard
• unsatisfactory
• suboptimal
• dreadful
• off
• wretched
• brutal
• from hunger
• ill
• wanting
• sour
• inferior
• lacking
• defective
• inadequate
• substandard
• lousy
• crummy
• bush
• rotten
• subpar
• wack
• dissatisfactory
• useless
• punk
• under par
• insufficient
• crumby
• below par
• worthless
• miserable
• paltry
• short
• gross
• faulty
• common
• bush-league
• damnable
• atrocious
• abysmal
• detestable
• lesser
• deplorable
• unspeakable
• horrendous
• egregious
• vile
• abominable
• stinky
• shoddy
• reprehensible
• mediocre
• sucky
• flagrant
• gnarly
• bum
• crappy
• execrable
• odious
• mean
• valueless
• cheesy
• trashy
• bitchin'
• sleazy
• coarse
• second-rate
• low-grade
• skimpy
• rubbishy
• shabby
• low-rent
• meager
• meagre
• villainous
• miscreant
• fake
• scurrilous
• junky
• miserly
• spare
• stingy
• scanty
• counterfeit
• phoney
• sham
• phony
• skimp
• niggardly
• cut-rate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• okay
• acceptable
• fine
• adequate
• satisfactory
• OK
• standard
• all right
• great
• decent
• better
• perfect
• tolerable
• respectable
• classical
• excellent
• classic
• superior
• mean
• passable
• wonderful
• divine
• special
• choice
• splendid
• sufficient
• top
• terrific
• neat
• superb
• prime
• marvelous
• marvellous
• dandy
• noble
• fabulous
• heavenly
• par excellence
• sensational
• fancy
• grand
• exceptional
• superlative
• stellar
• keen
• banner
• swell
• first-class
• slick
• fair
• premium
• nifty
• average
• boss
• sterling
• capital
• useful
• unsurpassed
• minimal
• suitable
• A1
• mediocre
• worthy
• high-grade
• borderline
• groovy
• first-rate
• top-notch
• middling
• jim-dandy
• crackerjack
• tip-top
• bang-up
• supernal
• high-test
• satisfying
• unexceptional
• gratifying
• so-so

2

as in incorrect

having an opinion that does not agree with truth or the facts

I'm sorry, but the latest research proves you wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incorrect
• mistaken
• erroneous
• all wet
• full of it
• confused
• inaccurate
• false
• misguided
• misled
• untrue
• misinformed
• inexact
• deluded
• deceived
• duped
• tricked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• right
• correct
• true
• accurate
• exact
• precise
• informed

3

as in inappropriate

not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation

has a knack for saying just the wrong thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incorrect
• inappropriate
• unsuitable
• improper
• unhappy
• unfit
• irrelevant
• unfortunate
• amiss
• out of place
• unseemly
• incongruous
• bad
• out of the way
• unacceptable
• inconsistent
• infelicitous
• perverse
• unbecoming
• inept
• inapt
• untoward
• indecorous
• inapposite
• awkward
• unapt
• graceless
• naughty
• malapropos
• forbidden
• inapplicable
• incompatible
• sinful
• immaterial
• extraneous
• untimely
• mismatched
• inopportune
• uncongenial
• unseasonable
• prohibited
• blameworthy
• unsatisfactory
• irrelative
• barred
• blamable
• disallowed
• censurable
• proscribed
• gauche
• outlawed
• ungraceful
• banned
• misbecoming
• interdicted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• correct
• right
• appropriate
• proper
• suitable
• happy
• meet
• fitting
• becoming
• relevant
• relative
• applicable
• fit
• timely
• fortunate
• apt
• felicitous
• compatible
• pointed
• opportune
• genteel
• permitted
• decorous
• material
• pat
• harmonious
• congenial
• seasonable
• acceptable
• apposite
• okay
• authorized
• adequate
• fine
• seemly
• satisfactory
• befitting
• endorsed
• approved
• OK
• all right
• promoted
• allowed
• kosher
• licensed
• supported
• decent
• germane
• sanctioned
• respectable
• tolerable
• apropos
• encouraged
• commendable
• passable
• exemplary
• creditable
• balanced
• blameless
• consonant
• irreproachable
• indorsed
• abetted
• congruous
• companionate

4

as in erroneous

not being in agreement with what is true

her answer that Thomas Jefferson was the second president of the United States is wrong—it was John Adams, of course

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erroneous
• incorrect
• inaccurate
• false
• misleading
• untrue
• invalid
• inexact
• off
• distorted
• untruthful
• unsound
• off base
• deceptive
• fraudulent
• specious
• awry
• fictitious
• fallacious
• illusory
• amiss
• counterfactual
• spurious
• lying
• delusive
• dishonest
• invented
• deceitful
• mendacious
• unproven
• delusory
• askew
• untested
• unconfirmed
• fabricated
• made-up
• trumped-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• correct
• right
• true
• proper
• accurate
• valid
• exact
• sound
• precise
• factual
• demonstrated
• confirmed
• perfect
• tested
• established
• errorless
• veracious
• proven
• impeccable
• flawless
• faultless
• letter-perfect

5

as in immoral

not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable

was caught doing something wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• immoral
• evil
• unlawful
• bad
• sinful
• dark
• vicious
• vile
• wicked
• rotten
• improper
• obscene
• ugly
• corrupt
• illegal
• unethical
• cruel
• nefarious
• villainous
• infamous
• offensive
• unauthorized
• iniquitous
• cursed
• unrighteous
• dirty
• unsavory
• incorrect
• nasty
• condemned
• prohibited
• mean
• ill
• forbidden
• naughty
• contemptible
• sick
• disreputable
• objectionable
• atrocious
• dishonest
• despicable
• reprehensible
• fallen
• unhealthy
• infernal
• blameworthy
• sordid
• base
• ignoble
• perverted
• depraved
• loose
• snide
• pernicious
• ungodly
• degenerate
• discouraged
• miserable
• censurable
• unwholesome
• debased
• unclean
• barred
• noxious
• pestilential
• lousy
• libertine
• dissolute
• unseemly
• debauched
• outlawed
• proscribed
• unscrupulous
• blamable
• indecent
• scrofulous
• low
• erring
• disallowed
• unprincipled
• evil-minded
• wretched
• errant
• banned
• dishonorable
• vulgar
• unbecoming
• curst
• low-minded
• execrable
• cussed
• reprobate
• indecorous
• interdicted
• defiling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• right
• good
• moral
• ethical
• just
• high
• decent
• honorable
• legitimate
• honest
• righteous
• virtuous
• legal
• sublime
• noble
• upright
• correct
• permissible
• permitted
• lofty
• reputable
• elevated
• scrupulous
• principled
• authorized
• proper
• licensed
• endorsed
• approved
• allowed
• promoted
• supported
• decent
• sanctioned
• clean
• perfect
• white
• exemplary
• high-minded
• encouraged
• innocent
• pure
• commendable
• blameless
• seemly
• law-abiding
• worthy
• creditable
• decorous
• wholesome
• guiltless
• immaculate
• unobjectionable
• indorsed
• irreproachable
• spotless
• venerable
• respected
• unerring
• abetted
• incorruptible
• chaste
• inoffensive
• uncorrupted
• esteemed
• lily-white
• squeaky-clean
• unfallen
• upstanding

wrong

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noun (1)

1

as in bad

that which is morally unacceptable

any reasonable person should be expected to know the difference between right and wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bad
• evil
• badness
• sin
• ill
• evilness
• sinfulness
• immorality
• villainy
• evildoing
• iniquity
• darkness
• deviltry
• heinousness
• vileness
• wickedness
• atrocity
• enormity
• satanism
• corruption
• rot
• diabolism
• iniquitousness
• decay
• canker
• devilishness
• balefulness
• depravedness
• cancer
• squalor
• devilry
• perversion
• fiendishness
• abomination
• atrociousness
• taboo
• indecency
• degeneracy
• scurrility
• anathema
• tabu
• scurrilousness
• depravity
• pervertedness
• malefaction
• debauchery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• right
• good
• morality
• virtue
• goodness
• integrity
• honesty
• decency
• rectitude
• righteousness
• probity
• uprightness
• virtuousness

2

as in injustice

unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this

trying to right all the wrongs in the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• injustice
• offence
• injury
• insult
• disservice
• unfairness
• raw deal
• inequity
• unjustness
• shaft
• affront
• offense
• outrage
• slight
• indignity
• slur
• beef
• grievance
• complaint
• put-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justice
• fairness
• equity
• equitableness
• cricket

wrong

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adverb

as in badly

off the desired or intended path or course

all of our carefully laid plans have gone wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• badly
• incorrectly
• awry
• astray
• afield
• wrongly
• mistakenly
• improperly
• amiss
• inappropriately
• inadequately
• insufficiently
• faultily
• unpromisingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• right
• well
• perfectly
• aright
• correctly
• properly
• favorably
• rightly
• appropriately
• suitably
• auspiciously
• promisingly
• fittingly

wrong

4 of 5

verb

as in to harm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harm
• victimize
• hurt
• work (over)
• harass
• rough (up)
• torment
• persecute
• torture
• injure
• sandbag
• oppress
• burn
• beat (up)
• violate
• outrage
• molest
• mess (up)
• mistreat
• misuse
• bully
• mess over
• manhandle
• abuse
• brutalize
• mishandle
• ill-use
• ill-treat
• maltreat
• kick around

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• care (for)
• foster
• cherish
• nurture
• baby
• favor
• spoil
• cater (to)
• indulge
• gratify
• humor
• pamper
• coddle
• mollycoddle

wrongness

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noun (2)

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

Phrases Containing wrong

• rub the wrong way