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Wrong

imp. of Wring. Wrung.

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Similar meaning 34

Base 84% connected

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

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Base 84% connected

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

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Condemnable 84% connected

Worthy of condemnation; blamable; culpable.

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Condemnable 84% connected

Worthy of condemnation; blamable; culpable.

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Criminal 84% connected

Guilty of crime or sin.

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Criminal 84% connected

Guilty of crime or sin.

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Deplorable 84% connected

Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable.

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Deplorable 84% connected

Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable.

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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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Immoral 84% connected

Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licenti…

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Immoral 84% connected

Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licenti…

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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.

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Inappropriate 84% connected

Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for.

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Inappropriate 84% connected

Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for.

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Inopportune 84% connected

Not opportune; inconvenient; unseasonable; as, an inopportune occurrence, remark, etc.

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Inopportune 84% connected

Not opportune; inconvenient; unseasonable; as, an inopportune occurrence, remark, etc.

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Inside 84% connected

Within the sides of; in the interior; contained within; as, inside a house, book, bottle, etc.

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Inside 84% connected

Within the sides of; in the interior; contained within; as, inside a house, book, bottle, etc.

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Mistaken 84% connected

of Mistake

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Mistaken 84% connected

of Mistake

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Reprehensible 84% connected

Worthy of reprehension; culpable; censurable; blamable.

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Reprehensible 84% connected

Worthy of reprehension; culpable; censurable; blamable.

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Vicious 84% connected

Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect.

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Vicious 84% connected

Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect.

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Wrongheaded 84% connected

Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse understanding; perverse.

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Wrongheaded 84% connected

Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse understanding; perverse.

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Manner of action 2

Aggrieve 76% connected

To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be a…

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Victimize 76% connected

To make a victim of, esp. by deception; to dupe; to cheat.

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Broader term 4

Handle 76% connected

To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

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Injury 76% connected

Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong,…

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Injustice 76% connected

Want of justice and equity; violation of the rights of another or others; iniquity; wrong; unfairness; imposition.

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Treat 76% connected

To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.

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Derivationally related 4

Damage 74% connected

Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.

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Damage 74% connected

Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.

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Wrongness 74% connected

The quality or state of being wrong; wrongfulness; error; fault.

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Wrongness 74% connected

The quality or state of being wrong; wrongfulness; error; fault.

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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 14

Evil 66% connected

Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Evil 66% connected

Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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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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Immoral 66% connected

Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licenti…

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Immoral 66% connected

Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licenti…

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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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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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Unjust 66% connected

Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.

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Unjust 66% connected

Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.

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Wicked 66% connected

Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp.

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Wicked 66% connected

Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp.

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Synonym 11

Amiss 92% connected

Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.

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Awry 92% connected

Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with obl…

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Damage 92% connected

Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.

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Faulty 92% connected

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

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Ill-timed 92% connected

Done, attempted, or said, at an unsuitable or unpropitious time.

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Improper 92% 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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Incorrect 92% connected

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

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Incorrectly 92% connected

Not correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; as, a writing incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated.

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Unseasonable 92% connected

Not seasonable; being, done, or occurring out of the proper season; ill-timed; untimely; too early or too late; as, he called at an unseasonable hour…

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Untimely 92% connected

Not timely; done or happening at an unnatural, unusual, or improper time; unseasonable; premature; inopportune; as, untimely frosts; untimely remarks…

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Wrongly 92% connected

In a wrong manner; unjustly; erroneously; wrong; amiss; as, he judges wrongly of my motives.

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Antonym 6

Aright 94% connected

Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright.

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Aright 94% connected

Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright.

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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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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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Right 94% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Right 94% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Related word 1

Law 84% connected

In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order accordin…

old norse everyday words 25% interchangeable

A common adjective with Old Norse ancestry.

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