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Synonyms for wonky

  • adjective

Most common

awry lopsided askew misaligned wobbly rickety broken

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Askew — lopsided, misaligned or off-centre

askew, misaligned, lopsided, awry, skew-whiff informal UK IE, cock-eyed

2. Wobbly

wobbly, rickety, shaky

3. Broken — suffering from intermittent bugs

broken, buggy

Other

fritzy informal

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre.

  2. adj. 2

    Suffering from intermittent bugs.

  3. adj. 3

    Feeble, shaky or rickety.

Example sentences

  • awry The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
  • lopsided The fight seems rather lopsided.
  • askew The picture is askew. Could you straighten it again?
  • misaligned My side mirror is misaligned.
  • wobbly I tried sitting on that chair, but it was wobbly.
  • rickety Monday rolled into town on a rickety old bicycle.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
wonkyrising
awryrising
lopsidedrising
askewrising
misalignedrising
wobblyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
awry2
5 letters
shaky2, buggy2, askew2
6 letters
broken2, wobbly3, fritzy
7 letters
rickety3
8 letters
lopsided3
10 letters
misaligned

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (awry2 = 2 syllables).