Nouns (5)
wrong, wrongfulness
n. that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"
damage, wrong, legal injury
n. any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
Verbs (22)
study, consider
v. give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
wrong, treat unjustly
v. treat unjustly; do wrong to
take, consider, look at, deal with
v. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
count, consider, weigh
v. show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
debate, consider, deliberate, moot, turn over
v. think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider
v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
Adverbs (3)
wrong, wrongly, incorrectly
adv. in an incorrect manner; "she guessed wrong"
Adjectives (20)
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 (296)
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
search, look
v. search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
look
v. perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"
peruse, examine casually
v. examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure"
view
v. look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem"
scan, examine minutely
v. examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
scrutinize, take stock, size up, take a long hard look
v. to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"
advert, attend, pay attention, pay heed, give ear
v. give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
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"
turn to, think of, entertain, take into consideration, flirt with, toy with, think about
v. take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"
worry, brood, dwell
v. think moodily or anxiously about something
mull, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, chew over, mull over, think over
v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
center, centre, rivet, focus, pore, concentrate
v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
throw, fox, puzzle, baffle, gravel, stupefy, stupify, perplex, mystify, confuse, confound, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, bewilder, flummox, nonplus, amaze, dumbfound, trounce
v. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
copy, recreate
v. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"
copy, simulate, imitate
v. reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
reproduce, procreate, multiply
v. have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be"
regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider
v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
figure, count, cipher, cypher, reckon, calculate, compute
v. make a mathematical calculation or computation
mull, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, chew over, mull over, think over
v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
discourse, converse
v. carry on a conversation
parley
v. discuss, as between enemies
work, cover, handle, plow, address, treat, deal with, deal in
v. deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
find, witness, see
v. perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"
watch, see
v. check, try, or ascertain; "See whether it works!"
catch, watch, view, see, take in
v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
follow, watch, observe, keep an eye on, watch over
v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
find, notice, discover, detect, observe
v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
figure, count, cipher, cypher, reckon, calculate, compute
v. make a mathematical calculation or computation
count, consider, weigh
v. show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
judge, pass judgment on, form an opinion of
v. form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
count
v. include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"
admire, look up to
v. feel admiration for
revere, reverence, fear, venerate
v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
recognize
v. show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
measure, value, rate, appraise, evaluate, assess, place a valuation on, place a value on
v. place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"
figure, estimate, forecast, reckon, calculate, count on
v. judge to be probable
place, order, range, rate, grade, rank
v. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
account, calculate, keep an account of
v. keep an account of
respect, honor, honour, observe, abide by
v. show respect towards; "honor your parents!"
think, guess, suppose, imagine, reckon
v. expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate
v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
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 (34)
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 (25)
justice, justness
n. the quality of being just or fair
glance, take a look at
v. throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"
redress, right, correct, compensate
v. make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
disregard, neglect, slight, ignore, cold-shoulder
v. have no respect for
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"
consider wrong
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