wrong, adj.
freq. cnt. 41
freq. cnt. 41
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 1
incorrect wrong
sample sentences
"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"
semantic pointers
also see
attribute
similar to
contrary to conscience or morality or law
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12
wrong
sample sentences
"it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor""cheating is wrong"
"it is wrong to lie"
semantic pointers
also see
attribute
similar to
not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
improper wrong
sample sentences
"said all the wrong things"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
not functioning properly
<adj.all> (p) (p) (p) freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
amiss awry haywire wrong
sample sentences
"something is amiss""has gone completely haywire"
"something is wrong with the engine"
semantic pointers
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characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
<adj.all>
faulty incorrect wrong
sample sentences
"he submitted a faulty report""an incorrect transcription"
"the wrong side of the road"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
based on or acting or judging in error
<adj.all>
wrong
sample sentences
"it is wrong to think that way"
semantic pointers
similar to
badly timed
<adj.all>
ill-timed unseasonable untimely wrong
sample sentences
"an ill-timed intervention""you think my intrusion unseasonable"
"an untimely remark"
"it was the wrong moment for a joke"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
<adj.all>
wrong
not in accord with established usage or procedure
<adj.all>
incorrect wrong
sample sentences
"the wrong medicine""the wrong way to shuck clams"
"it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
semantic pointers
similar to