Synonyms of wrongs

wrongs 1 of 2

noun

plural of wrong

1

as in evils

that which is morally unacceptable

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evils
• bad
• sins
• ills
• immoralities
• iniquities
• atrocities
• villainies
• enormities
• corruptions
• indecencies
• depravities
• debaucheries
• perversions
• abominations
• rot
• malefactions
• decays
• cankers
• degeneracies
• satanisms
• cancers
• squalors
• devilries
• diabolisms
• scurrilities
• taboos
• anathemas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rights
• virtues
• moralities
• goods
• decencies
• honesties
• integrities
• rectitudes
• probities

2

as in injustices

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

• injustices
• injuries
• inequities
• insults
• disservices
• outrages
• affronts
• raw deals
• slights
• shafts
• indignities
• grievances
• offenses
• slurs
• complaints
• beefs
• put-downs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justices
• equities
• crickets

wrongs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of wrong

as in harms

Related Words

• harms
• victimizes
• torments
• tortures
• hurts
• works (over)
• injures
• oppresses
• persecutes
• harasses
• sandbags
• outrages
• burns
• beats (up)
• abuses
• roughs (up)
• violates
• molests
• bullies
• misuses
• messes (up)
• mistreats
• brutalizes
• maltreats
• ill-uses
• ill-treats
• messes over
• manhandles
• mishandles
• kicks around

Dissimilar Words

• cares (for)
• cherishes
• fosters
• babies
• nurtures
• favors
• spoils
• caters (to)
• gratifies
• humors
• indulges
• pampers
• mollycoddles
• coddles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrongs

Noun

Cox’s observation accompanied a new report the LDF released last week along with the New York Civil Liberties Union on how the state can right its wrongs. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

Brian Kilmeade views the semiquincentennial as an opportunity to reflect on the nation's founding courage and vision, while Lawrence Jones highlights America's continuous improvement despite past wrongs. — Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

So did two wrongs make a right? — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2026

So that's an exceptionalism that in quite severe terms suggests sacrifice to right wrongs. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 June 2026

Which just goes to show three wrongs don’t make a right. — Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

Another one-and-done series, The CW's Good Cop/Bad Cop was a comedic procedural starring Luke Cook and network vet Leighton Meester as sibling detectives trying to right the wrongs of their crooked-cop father, played by Clancy Brown. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026

Which just goes to show three wrongs don’t make a right. — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026

Employers are liable for legal wrongs their employees commit within the scope of their employment under a doctrine called respondeat superior. — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026