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Source: tatoeba (1936)
Wrong
/ˈɹɒŋ/
Synonyms for "wrong" (530 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (106)
abandonedaberrancyaberrantaberrationabnormalabnormalityabominableabominationabroadabuseabusiveaccursedadriftafflictafieldaggrieveall abroadall offall wetall wrong
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amissapocryphalarrantaskewastrayat faultatrociousatrocityawrybadbadlybanebasebaselessbattybefoulbefoulmentbeside the markbewitchblackblamableblameworthyblasphemousblightbreachbumcarelesscensurablecheapcommit an atrocitycondemncorruptcorruptioncrackedcrappycrazedcrazycrimecrime against humanitycriminalcrookedcrucifycrying evilcursedaftdamagedamnabledarkdeadly sindebaucheddebtdeceptivedefectivedefectivenessdefiledefilementdelictdelinquencydelinquentdelusiondelusivedementeddepravedepravedderangedderelictiondespoildespoliationdestroydestructiondetractiondetrimentdeviancydeviantdeviationaldeviativediablerie
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (159)
disadvantagedisgracedisgracefuldissatisfactorydisservedisservicedissolutedistorteddistortiondistressdo a disservicedo a mischiefdo evildo illdo wrongdo wrong bydo wrong todoomenormityenvenom
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errancyerranterringerroneouserroneouslyerroneousnesserrorevilevildoingevillyexecrablefailurefallaciousfallaciouslyfallaciousnessfallacyfalsefalselyfalsenessfalsityfancifulfaultfaultfulfaultfullyfaultilyfaultinessfaultyfeloniousfelonyflagitiousflagrantflawflawedflawednessfly in the ointmentfoulfutilegenocideget into troublegnominiousgreat wronggrievancegross injusticeguiltyguilty acthamartiaharasshardly the thingharmhavocheavy sinheinousheresyhereticalheterodoxheterodoxyhexhurtignominiousillill-advisedill-consideredill-seasonedill-suitedill-timedill-treatillegalillegalityillicitillogicalillusionillusoryimmoralimpairimpoliticimpositionimpreciseimproperimproperlyimpropernessimproprietyimprudentin errorinaccurateinadvisableinappropriateinappropriatenessinaptinauspiciousincongruousinconvenientincorrectincorrectlyindecorousindecorouslyindecorumindignityindiscretionineptinequitableinequitablenessinequityinexactinexpedientinexpiable sininfamousinfamyinfect
Noun(16 words)
Adjective(12 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (265)
infectioninfelicitousinferiorinfractioniniquitousiniquitousnessiniquityinjureinjuryinjusticeinopportuneintempestiveintrusiveinvalidirrelevantjinxknaveryknavishlapselate
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lowlunaticlyingmal a proposmalaproposmalefactionmalefactorymalevolentmalfeasancemalfeasantmaltreatmalummenacemendaciousminor wrongmisapplicationmiscarriage of justicemischiefmisconstructionmisdeedmisdemeanormisdoingmisfeasancemisguidedmisinterpretationmisjudgmentmisleadingmistakenmistakenlymistimedmistreatmolestmonstrousmortal sinnaughtynefariousnonfeasancenot donenot rightnot the thingnot trueobliquityoffoff baseoff coloroff the trackoff-baseoff-coloroffenceoffendoffenseomissionoppressoutout of lineout of phaseout of placeout of timeout-of-lineoutragepeccadillopeccancypeccantpersecuteperverseperversionpervertedplaceplay havoc withplay hob withpoisonpollutepollutionpoorprejudiceprematurepseudopunkrankraperaw dealregrettablereprehensiblereprobacyreprobaterottensacrilegioussavagescandalscandalousscathescrew upself-contradictionself-contradictoryshameshamefulshamelesssinsin of commissionsin of omissionsinfulsinful actsinfulnesssinisterslipsnake in the grassspeciousstrayingtainttastelessterriblethe worstthreatentoo latetoo soontormenttorttorturetoxintransgressiontrespasstripturnunacceptableunbalancedunbefittingunblessedunder an errorundeservedundesirableundueunduenessunequalunequitableunevenunfactualunfairnessunfavorableunfavorablyunfitunfittingunforgivableunfortunateunhandyunhappyunhealthyunholyunjustunjustnessunkindunlawfulunlawfulnessunluckyunmeetunmeetnessunmeritedunorthodoxunorthodoxyunpardonableunpleasantunprofitableunpropitiousunprovedunreadyunrighteousunrightfulunripeunsatisfactoryunseasonableunseemlyunskillfulunsoundunspeakableunsuitabilityunsuitableuntimelyuntowarduntrueuntruenessuntrulyuntruthuntruthfuluntruthfulnessunutterable sinunwiseunworthyupvenial sinvenomvexationviceviciousvilevillainousvillainyviolateviolationwickedwickednesswidewoeworrywoundwreak havocwreak havoc onwrongdoingwrongfulwrongfullywrongfulnesswronglywrongness
Noun(22 words)
injureinjusticeinjusticeslegal injurymiscallingmisdeedmisdiagnosingmisidentifyingmistakenonsenseoffenseoppressshamefulunethicalunethicallyunfitunsuitableuntruewrongdoingwrongful
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Adjective(4 words)
Verb(2 words)
Adjective(5 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: abandoned, aberrancy, aberrant, aberration, abnormal.
- Sentence evidence is available for wrong, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, wordnet, opengloss, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "wrong".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "wrong"
Keep "wrong" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "wrong" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "wrong", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "wrong" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
20 entriesactactionadverbbehaviordeeddo byerrorethical violationexpressive interjectionfalsehoodhandleimmoralityinaccuracyinappropriatenessinjuryinjustice
Showing 16 of 20 words.
More specific
34 entriesabuseassaultcheatdefrauderroneous claimethics violationfalse claimfaulty measurementfraudill-timed interventionimmoral actimproperlyinaccuracyinappropriatelyincorrect answerincorrect assertion
Showing 16 of 34 words.
Collocations
20 entriescivil wrongcompletely wrongdead wronggo wronggrave wronghistorical wronglegal wrongmoral wrongmorally wrongutterly wrongwrong actwrong answerwrong conclusionwrong datawrong interpretationwrong method
Showing 16 of 20 words.
Inflections
7 entriesDerivations
12 entriesAntonyms
3 entriessimilar
24 entriesShowing 16 of 24 words.
Translations
139 translations across 75 languages.
American Sign Language
1 entries- Y@Chin-PalmBack adj (incorrect)
Arabic
4 entries- خَاطِئ adj (incorrect)
- خَطَأ adj (incorrect)
- غلطان adj (incorrect)
- غلطان adj (incorrect)
Armenian
1 entries- սխալ adj (incorrect)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- səhv adj (incorrect)
- yanlış adj (incorrect)
Bashkir
1 entries- яңылыш adj (incorrect)
Belarusian
1 entries- непра́вільны adj (incorrect)
Bulgarian
2 entries- гре́шен adj (incorrect)
- неправилен adj (incorrect)
Burmese
1 entries- မှား adj (incorrect)
Catalan
3 entries- equivocat adj (incorrect)
- erroni adj (incorrect)
- incorrecte adj (incorrect)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 錯 /错 adj (incorrect)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 錯 /错 adj (incorrect)
Czech
2 entries- chybný adj (incorrect)
- nesprávný adj (incorrect)
Danish
1 entries- forkert adj (incorrect)
Dutch
4 entries- fout adj (incorrect)
- mis adj (incorrect)
- onjuist adj (incorrect)
- verkeerd adj (incorrect)
Esperanto
1 entries- malĝusta adj (incorrect)
Finnish
1 entries- väärä adj (incorrect)
French
4 entries- erroné adj (incorrect)
- fautif adj (incorrect)
- faux adj (incorrect)
- incorrect adj (incorrect)
Gagauz
1 entries- yanlış adj (incorrect)
Georgian
2 entries- არასწორი adj (incorrect)
- მცდარი adj (incorrect)
German
2 entries- falsch adj (incorrect)
- verkehrt adj (incorrect)
Greek
3 entries- εσφαλμένος adj (incorrect)
- λάθος adj (incorrect)
- λανθασμένος adj (incorrect)
Hebrew
1 entries- לא נכון adj (incorrect)
Hindi
3 entries- अशुद्ध adj (incorrect)
- ग़लत adj (incorrect)
- त्रुटिपूर्ण adj (incorrect)
Hungarian
3 entries- hibás adj (incorrect)
- rossz adj (incorrect)
- téves adj (incorrect)
Icelandic
2 entries- rangur adj (incorrect)
- óréttur adj (incorrect)
Indonesian
2 entries- keliru adj (incorrect)
- salah adj (incorrect)
Interlingua
2 entries- erronee adj (incorrect)
- incorrecte adj (incorrect)
Irish
1 entries- contráilte adj (incorrect)
Italian
4 entries- errato adj (incorrect)
- erroneo adj (incorrect)
- sbagliato adj (incorrect)
- scorretto adj (incorrect)
Japanese
3 entries- 誤った adj (incorrect)
- 違った adj (incorrect)
- 間違った adj (incorrect)
Kabuverdianu
1 entries- rabés adj (incorrect)
Kazakh
1 entries- теріс adj (incorrect)
Khmer
1 entries- ខុស adj (incorrect)
Korean
1 entries- 그른 adj (incorrect)
Kumyk
1 entries- янгылыш adj (incorrect)
Latin
3 entries- erroneus adj (incorrect)
- falsus adj (incorrect)
- perperus adj (incorrect)
Latvian
2 entries- kļūdains adj (incorrect)
- nepareizs adj (incorrect)
Lithuanian
4 entries- blogas adj (incorrect)
- klaidingas adj (incorrect)
- nekorektiškas adj (incorrect)
- neteisingas adj (incorrect)
Lower Sorbian
2 entries- njepšawy adj (incorrect)
- wopacny adj (incorrect)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- falsch adj (incorrect)
Malay
1 entries- salah adj (incorrect)
Marathi
4 entries- चुकीचा adj (incorrect)
- चुकीची adj (incorrect)
- चुकीचे adj (incorrect)
- चूक adj (incorrect)
Mongolian
1 entries- буруу adj (incorrect)
Norwegian
2 entries- galt adj (incorrect)
- uriktig adj (incorrect)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- feil adj (incorrect)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- feil adj (incorrect)
Old English
1 entries- wōh adj (incorrect)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- یالان adj (incorrect)
Persian
1 entries- غلط adj (incorrect)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- faulsch adj (incorrect)
Polish
4 entries- błędny adj (incorrect)
- mylny adj (incorrect)
- nieprawidłowy adj (incorrect)
- zły adj (incorrect)
Portuguese
2 entries- errado adj (incorrect)
- incorreto adj (incorrect)
Quechua
1 entries- panta adj (incorrect)
Romanian
2 entries- greșit adj (incorrect)
- incorect adj (incorrect)
Russian
3 entries- неве́рный adj (incorrect)
- непра́вильный adj (incorrect)
- оши́бочный adj (incorrect)
Sanskrit
1 entries- त्रुटिपूर्ण adj (incorrect)
Scots
1 entries- wrang adj (incorrect)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- ceàrr adj (incorrect)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- kriv adj (incorrect)
- pogrešan adj (incorrect)
- pogrješan adj (incorrect)
Sicilian
1 entries- sbagghiatu adj (incorrect)
Slovene
1 entries- napačen adj (incorrect)
Spanish
4 entries- equivocado adj (incorrect)
- errado adj (incorrect)
- erróneo adj (incorrect)
- falso adj (incorrect)
Swedish
3 entries- fel adj (incorrect)
- felaktig adj (incorrect)
- inkorrekt adj (incorrect)
Telugu
1 entries- తప్పు adj (incorrect)
Thai
1 entries- ผิด adj (incorrect)
Tok Pisin
1 entries- kranki adj (incorrect)
Turkish
2 entries- hatalı adj (incorrect)
- yanlış adj (incorrect)
Ukrainian
1 entries- непра́вильний adj (incorrect)
Upper Sorbian
3 entries- njeprawy adj (incorrect)
- njewěrny adj (incorrect)
- wopačny adj (incorrect)
Urdu
1 entries- غلط adj (incorrect)
Vietnamese
2 entries- không đúng adj (incorrect)
- sai adj (incorrect)
Volapük
1 entries- neverätik adj (incorrect)
Waray-Waray
2 entries- sala adj (incorrect)
- sayop adj (incorrect)
West-Frisian
2 entries- ferkeard adj (incorrect)
- fout adj (incorrect)
Yiddish
2 entries- נישט ריכטיק adj (incorrect)
- פֿאַלש adj (incorrect)
Sample sentences
34 total sentences available.
Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.
Source: tatoeba (2339)
You took the wrong key.
Source: tatoeba (2416)
Who said that? It's totally wrong!
Source: tatoeba (2463)
Showing 4 of 34 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "wrong"?
Closest matches include abandoned, aberrancy, aberrant, aberration, abnormal.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "wrong"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.