Synonyms for ungrammatical
- adjective
Most common
ill-formed incorrect agrammatical ungrammatic countersyntactic
Definitions
- adj. 1
In violation of one or more of the rules and conventions of a language as defined by the grammar, resulting in unacceptable or incorrect usage.
Example sentences
- incorrect This book is now considered politically incorrect.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ungrammatical | rising | |
| incorrect | rising | |
| agrammatical | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- incorrect3
- 11 letters
- ungrammatic
- 12 letters
- agrammatical
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (incorrect3 = 3 syllables).