Wrong Synonyms

Wrong synonyms such as "bad deed, bogus, beyond the pale, amiss, against the law, atrocity, and bad act/action". Wrong is an adjective, and its antonyms are right, correct, and s spot on. Here are 119 another word for wrong with example sentences.

Another word for Wrong

119 other ways to say wrong.

1. incorrect

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

2. inappropriate

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

3. amiss

4. illegal

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

5. misdeed

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

How to 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.

Something feels wrong about this.

The answer was wrong again.

You took the wrong turn.