Nouns (18)
inch, in
n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
wrong, wrongfulness
n. that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"
indium, In, atomic number 49
n. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
damage, wrong, legal injury
n. any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
beryllium, Be, atomic number 4
n. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
Be, Be Inc.
n. operating system company
Indiana, Hoosier State, IN
n. federate state in the United States of America
Verbs (32)
be
v. spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
work, be
v. exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
wrong, treat unjustly
v. treat unjustly; do wrong to
be, exist
v. have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
be, have the quality of being
v. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
occur, be
v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
be, be identical to
v. be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
cost, be
v. be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
live, be, have life
v. have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
make up, represent, constitute, be
v. form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
be, occupy a certain area, occupy a certain position
v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
equal, be, be identical to
v. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
personify, characterize, be, embody
v. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
Adverbs (8)
in, inside an enclosed space
adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
in, inward, inwards
adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
wrong, wrongly, incorrectly
adv. in an incorrect manner; "she guessed wrong"
Adjectives (24)
in
adj. holding office; "the in party"
in
adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"
in
adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"
in
adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"
wrong
adj. based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"
wrong
adj. used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; "socks worn wrong side out"
wrong
adj. not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"
wrong
adj. contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
wrong, incorrect
adj. not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
wrong, untrue
adj. not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"
wrong, unsuitable, improper
adj. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"
wrong, inappropriate, incorrect
adj. not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"
wrong, inappropriate, untimely, unseasonable, ill-timed, ill timed
adj. badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
Fuzzynyms (163)
bit, morsel
n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"
dash, style, panache, elan, flair
n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
molecule
n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
particle, speck, atom, molecule, mote
n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
disservice, ill turn, ill service
n. an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice"
iniquity, evil, immorality, wickedness
n. morally objectionable behavior
hell, sin
n. violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"
sin, sinning
n. an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
destruction, devastation
n. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
mistake, error, fault
n. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
crime, law-breaking, lawbreaking
n. (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
outrage, scandalization, scandalisation
n. the act of scandalizing
harm, cause harm, do harm
v. cause or do harm to; "These pills won't harm your system"
harass, oppress, persecute
v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with
v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
last, endure
v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"
fit, meet, conform to
v. satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
duplicate, twin, parallel
v. duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
parallel
v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
coordinate, co-ordinate
v. be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"
cause, create, originate
v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
name, mention, identify, give the name of, refer to by name
v. give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
incarnate, embody, body forth, represent in bodily form
v. represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"
refer to, denote, have as a meaning
v. have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
imply, connote
v. express or state indirectly
imply, indicate by inference
v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
mean, intend
v. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
signify
v. convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"
mendacious, fallacious
adj. intentionally untrue; "a mendacious statement"
misleading, deceitful, deceptive, fraudulent
adj. intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"
sham, pseudo, put on, assumed, feigned, fictitious, pretended
adj. adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
bad, forged
adj. reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"
wrong, untrue
adj. not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"
criminal, shameful, condemnable, reprehensible
adj. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
nefarious, villainous
adj. extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"
faulty
adj. characterized by errors; "he submitted a faulty report"
idle, baseless, groundless, unfounded
adj. without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
illogical, unlogical
adj. lacking in correct logical relation
illegitimate, outlaw, unlawful, illicit, outlawed
adj. contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
out, taboo, tabu, prohibited, forbidden, proscribed
adj. excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
wrong, incorrect
adj. not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
illogical, unlogical
adj. lacking in correct logical relation
faulty
adj. characterized by errors; "he submitted a faulty report"
corrupt, crooked
adj. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
misleading, deceitful, deceptive, fraudulent
adj. intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"
inexact
adj. not exact
perverted, distorted, misrepresented, twisted
adj. having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem"
indecent, indecorous, untoward, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly
adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
offensive
adj. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
undignified
adj. lacking dignity
unacceptable, unsuitable
adj. not meant or adapted for a particular purpose; "a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces"
unfit
adj. below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption"
unacceptable, unsatisfactory
adj. "the pay is unsatisfactory and the conditions are unacceptable"
undesirable
adj. not desirable; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens"
unsuitable
adj. not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children"
early
adj. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
initial
adj. occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"
malapropos
adj. of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature
unfortunate, inauspicious
adj. not auspicious; boding ill
unfavorable, unfavourable
adj. (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose; "unfavorable winds"
inconvenient
adj. not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs; "it is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen"; "the back hall is an inconvenient place for the telephone"
Synonyms (90)
modish, stylish, in vogue, in style, a la mode, à la mode
adj. in the current fashion or style
chichi
adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable
spruce, jaunty, raffish, rakish, snappy, dapper, dashing, natty
adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
faddish, faddy
adj. intensely fashionable for a short time
mod, modern, up-to-date, up to date
adj. relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";
smart
adj. of or associated with people of fashion; "the fashionable side of town"; "the smart set"
trendsetting, trend-setting
adj. initiating or popularizing a trend
trendy, voguish
adj. in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"
inward, arriving, inbound
adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"
entering, ingoing
adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"
designate
adj. appointed but not yet installed in office
elect
adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"
future, succeeding, next
adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"
inflowing, influent
adj. flowing inward
inpouring
adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"
prosperous, flourishing, thriving, booming, roaring, palmy, prospering
adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"
triple-crown
adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in
eminent
adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"
hitless, no-hit
adj. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"
made
adj. successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe
productive
adj. yielding positive results
self-made
adj. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"
winning, victorious
adj. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"
winning
adj. bringing success; "the winning run"
endo, ento
adj. (prefix) within: e.g. "endometrium"; "endoderm"
internal
adj. happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"
too close
adj. of a baseball pitch; between home plate and the batter: "an inside pitch"
wrong, inappropriate, incorrect
adj. not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"
indecent, indecorous, untoward, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly
adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
evil, wicked
adj. morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
improper
adj. not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"
unethical
adj. not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior; "unethical business practices"
unjust
adj. violating principles of justice; "unjust punishment"; "an unjust judge"; "an unjust accusation"
wicked
adj. morally bad in principle or practice
false
adj. not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"
improper
adj. not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"
inaccurate
adj. not accurate; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate"
mendacious, fallacious
adj. intentionally untrue; "a mendacious statement"
invalid
adj. "a false start"; "a false alarm"
specious
adj. plausible but false; "a specious claim"; "spurious inferences"
undue
adj. not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances; "undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force"
wrong
adj. not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"
indecent, indecorous, untoward, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly
adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
Antonyms (21)
justice, justness
n. the quality of being just or fair
redress, right, correct, compensate
v. make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
differ
v. be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"
out
adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"
right, correct
adj. correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
proper
adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
right
adj. in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
proper
adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
good
adj. morally admirable
proper
adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
appropriate
adj. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"
proper
adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
right, correct
adj. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"
opportune
adj. suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival"
out
adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"
be in the wrong
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