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Synonyms for wrongful

  • adjective

Most common

criminal illegal unlawful lawbreaking unfair unjust

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Unlawful — unlawful or illegal

unlawful, criminal, illegal, illegitimate, lawbreaking, illicit, outlawed, nonlawful, crimeful, improper

2. Unjust — wrong or unjust

unjust, iniquitous, unfair, wrong, unrighteous, inequitable

Other

tortious dated

Antonyms

just, lawful, right

All antonyms of wrongful →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    wrong or unjust

  2. adj. 2

    unlawful or illegal

Related words

Word family
wrongfully wrongfulness

Example sentences

  • criminal Fadil was engaged in a lot of criminal activities.
  • illegal Do you think that handguns should be made illegal?
  • unlawful You have a duty not to comply with an unlawful order.
  • unfair You didn't have to accept such an unfair proposal.
  • unjust Many unjust and bad things are done out of habit.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
wrongfulsteady
criminalsteady
illegalsteady
unlawfulfalling
lawbreakingsteady
unfairfalling

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

By length

5 letters
wrong1
6 letters
unfair2, unjust2
7 letters
illegal3, illicit3
8 letters
criminal3, unlawful3, improper3, outlawed2, tortious, crimeful
9 letters
nonlawful
10 letters
iniquitous
11 letters
inequitable5, unrighteous, lawbreaking3
12 letters
illegitimate5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unfair2 = 2 syllables).