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Incorrect

Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty.

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Erroneous 84% connected

Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; -- hence, irregular; unnatural.

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Erroneous 84% connected

Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; -- hence, irregular; unnatural.

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Fallacious 84% connected

Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning.

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Fallacious 84% connected

Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning.

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False 84% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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False 84% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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Improper 84% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

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Improper 84% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

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Inaccurate 84% connected

Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc.

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Inaccurate 84% connected

Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Mistaken 84% connected

of Mistake

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Mistaken 84% connected

of Mistake

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Derivationally related 2

Incorrectness 74% connected

The quality of being incorrect; want of conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as incorrectness may in defect or in redundanc…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Incorrectness 74% connected

The quality of being incorrect; want of conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as incorrectness may in defect or in redundanc…

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Attribute 4

Correctness 66% connected

The state or quality of being correct; as, the correctness of opinions or of manners; correctness of taste; correctness in writing or speaking; the c…

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Correctness 66% connected

The state or quality of being correct; as, the correctness of opinions or of manners; correctness of taste; correctness in writing or speaking; the c…

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Rightness 66% connected

Straightness; as, the rightness of a line.

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Rightness 66% connected

Straightness; as, the rightness of a line.

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See also 6

False 66% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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False 66% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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Improper 66% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Improper 66% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

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Inaccurate 66% connected

Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc.

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Inaccurate 66% connected

Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc.

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Synonym 2

Faulty 92% connected

Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; imperfect; not fit for the use intended.

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Wrong 92% connected

imp. of Wring. Wrung.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 2

Correct 94% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Correct 94% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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