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Synonyms for wrong

  • adjective
  • noun
  • verb
  • adverb

Most common

incorrect false bad inaccurate amiss awry improper

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Incorrect — immoral, not good, bad

incorrect, false, bad, inaccurate, faulty, erroneous, immoral, mistaken, untrue, fallacious, unjust, reprehensible, evil, ill, sinful, wicked, base, unfit, criminal, vicious, unsound, iniquitous

2. Amiss

amiss, awry, haywire, crooked

3. Improper — improper; unfit; unsuitable

improper, inappropriate, misguided, unsuitable, ill-timed, inopportune

Other

back, wrong-doing, illegal, inequitable

Noun

1. Error — an instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer)

error, sin, fault, crime, offense US, offence UK, transgression, grievance, misdeed, delinquency, falsity, malfeasance, woe, injury dated, tort dated, trespass dated

2. Iniquity — something that is immoral or not good

iniquity, unfairness, abuse, atrocity, outrage, wickedness

3. Wrongness — the opposite of right; the concept of badness

wrongness, mischief, detriment, impropriety

4. Harm

harm, disservice, damage

Other

injustice, foul play, inequity

Verb

1. Blame — to slander; to impute evil to unjustly

foul, disgrace, injure, blame dated, scandal dated

Adverb

1. Wrongly

wrongly, incorrectly, improperly

Other

astray

Antonyms

right, just, correct

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Immoral, not good, bad.

  2. n. 1

    Something that is immoral or not good.

    Injustice is a heinous wrong.

  3. v. 1

    To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.

  4. adv. 1

    In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.

    You're doing it all wrong!

Related words

Phrases
go wrong wrong number wrong side out gone wrong wrong crowd be wrong civil wrong

Forms

Plural
wrongs → errors, sins, faults, crimes…
Past participle
wronged
e.g. wronged → fouled, disgraced, injured, blamed…

Choose the right word

Wrong, Mischief, Harm or Evil?

Mischief is disarrangement, trouble, or harm usually caused by some voluntary agent, with or without injurious intent; a child's thoughtless sport may do great mischief; wrong is harm done with evil intent.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • incorrect This book is now considered politically incorrect.
  • inaccurate The budget appears to be inaccurate and unrealistic.
  • faulty Your analysis is predicated on faulty assumptions.
  • erroneous He thought he could get away with his erroneous sentence.
  • improper It is improper to impose sanctions upon the union.
  • back You shouldn't talk back to your parents like that.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
wrongrising
incorrectrising
inaccuratesteady
faultysteady
erroneousfalling
improperfalling

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

By length

3 letters
bad1, ill1, sin1, woe1
4 letters
back1, base1, evil2, harm1, foul1, tort1, awry2
5 letters
crime1, abuse2, false1, fault1, blame1, error2, unfit2, amiss2
6 letters
damage2, injury3, wicked2, faulty2, untrue2, unjust2, sinful2, injure2, astray2
7 letters
illegal3, offense2, scandal2, offence, vicious2, outrage2, crooked2, immoral3, wrongly2, unsound2, haywire2, falsity3, misdeed2
8 letters
criminal3, mistaken3, disgrace2, improper3, mischief2, trespass2, atrocity4, iniquity4, inequity4
9 letters
incorrect3, injustice3, misguided3, detriment3, erroneous4, grievance2, wrongness
10 letters
inaccurate4, improperly4, unsuitable4, wickedness3, disservice3, unfairness3, fallacious3, iniquitous
11 letters
incorrectly4, delinquency4, impropriety5, malfeasance3, inopportune4, inequitable5
13 letters
inappropriate5, reprehensible5, transgression3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evil2 = 2 syllables).