Wrong Synonyms

119 wrong synonyms include incorrect, mistaken, in error, erroneous, inaccurate, not accurate, inexact, not exact, imprecise, and invalid. Wrong is an adjective, and its antonyms are right, correct, and s spot on. Here are some additional synonyms for "wrong" with example sentences.

Another word for Wrong

119 other ways to say wrong.

1. incorrect

  • without foundation  
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  • wide of the mark  
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  • way out  
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  • untrue  
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  • unsound  
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  • unfounded  
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  • phoney  
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  • out  
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  • off target  
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  • off beam  
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  • not exact  
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  • not accurate  
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  • mistaken  
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  • misleading  
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  • invalid  
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  • inexact  
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  • in error  
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  • incorrect
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  • inaccurate  
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  • imprecise  
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  • illogical  
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  • iffy  
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  • full of holes  
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  • flawed  
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  • faulty  
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  • false
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  • fallacious  
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  • erroneous  
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  • dodgy  
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  • dicey  
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  • bogus  
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  • abroad
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2. inappropriate

  • unwarranted  
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  • unsuitable  
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  • unseemly  
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  • unfitting  
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  • undesirable  
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  • unbecoming  
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  • unacceptable
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  • out of order  
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  • out of keeping  
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  • lacking in propriety  
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  • injudicious  
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  • infelicitous  
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  • indecorous  
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  • inapt  
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  • inappropriate
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  • inapposite  
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  • improper  
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  • impolitic  
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  • ill-judged  
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  • ill-considered  
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  • ill-advised  
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  • beyond the pale  
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3. amiss

  • unsatisfactory  
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  • out of order  
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  • not right  
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  • incorrect
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  • inappropriate
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  • faulty  
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  • defective  
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  • awry  
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  • amiss  
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4. illegal

  • wicked  
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  • unlawful  
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  • unethical  
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  • sinful  
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  • shady  
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  • not cricket  
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  • nefarious  
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  • morally wrong  
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  • lawless  
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  • lawbreaking  
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  • iniquitous  
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  • indictable  
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  • immoral  
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  • illicit  
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  • illegal  
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  • foul  
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  • felonious  
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  • evil
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  • dishonourable  
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  • dishonest  
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  • despicable  
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  • delinquent  
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  • culpable  
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  • crooked  
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  • criminal
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  • corrupt
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  • condemnable  
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  • blameworthy  
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  • bent  
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  • base
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  • bad
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  • against the law  
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5. misdeed

  • violation  
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  • unlawful act  
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  • unjust act  
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  • unfairness  
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  • trespass  
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  • transgression  
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  • tort  
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  • sin  
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  • peccadillo  
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  • outrage  
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  • offence  
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  • misdeed  
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  • malfeasance  
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  • malefaction  
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  • injustice
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  • injury  
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  • infringement  
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  • infraction  
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  • illegal act  
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  • grievance  
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  • crime
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  • bad deed  
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  • bad act/action  
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  • atrocity  
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Use wrong in a Sentence

Being an abetter means you helped someone do wrong, even if you didn’t do it yourself.

Discomfort can indicate something is wrong physically.

He made the wrong choice.

Is the answer right or wrong?

Something feels wrong about this.

The answer was wrong again.

You took the wrong turn.