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as in unacceptable
falling short of a standard
there is something wrong with this cake—it has a funny taste
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as in incorrect
having an opinion that does not agree with truth or the facts
I'm sorry, but the latest research proves you wrong
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as in inappropriate
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation
has a knack for saying just the wrong thing
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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
her answer that Thomas Jefferson was the second president of the United States is wrong—it was John Adams, of course
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as in immoral
not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable
was caught doing something wrong
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as in bad
that which is morally unacceptable
any reasonable person should be expected to know the difference between right and wrong
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as in injustice
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
trying to right all the wrongs in the world
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as in badly
off the desired or intended path or course
all of our carefully laid plans have gone wrong
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as in to harm
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Recent Examples of wrong
Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
But the first sip felt wrong in my mouth.
—Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 20 June 2026
Tim Rohan, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Stuck in the back of a car for three hours in Mumbai traffic, Paul Wright and Ankur Agarwal from PDS–one of the world’s largest fashion sourcing businesses attempted to right some industry wrongs.
—Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
James Broughel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
What can go wrong on their blind date in a small Canadian town?
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Stavros Gadinis, Fortune, 18 May 2026
Francis then sounded off on the critics and naysayers who have seemingly lined up to wrong him.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for wrong
Adjective
Even today, his headstone in Philadelphia lists the wrong date for his death.
—Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
But the first sip felt wrong in my mouth.
—Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 20 June 2026
Noun
The comeback had been as much about what the Spurs had done wrong as the Knicks had done right.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Stuck in the back of a car for three hours in Mumbai traffic, Paul Wright and Ankur Agarwal from PDS–one of the world’s largest fashion sourcing businesses attempted to right some industry wrongs.
—Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Adverb
The solution is a more humble acknowledgment of what price indices can and cannot do, combined with policy institutions that reduce the stakes of getting measurement wrong.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
What can go wrong on their blind date in a small Canadian town?
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Verb
The Oakland jury asked whether Elon Musk had been wronged.
—Stavros Gadinis, Fortune, 18 May 2026
Francis then sounded off on the critics and naysayers who have seemingly lined up to wrong him.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for wrong
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrong
Adjective
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Warsh called that unacceptable and kept saying so.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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This proposal is utterly unacceptable.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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The researchers calculated welfare losses from incorrect beliefs could potentially reach up to 43% of the initial loan balance in the most extreme cases, translating to roughly $21,500 on the median borrower’s $50,000 in debt.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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For example, many borrowers are getting incorrect estimates of what their bill would be on IBR, Rodriguez said.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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There really isn’t anything inappropriate about our relationship.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Perhaps the way the fictional characters behave is inappropriate, but that's what made the show so funny.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Although Rodman’s research shows that generative AI can help diagnose rare diseases or make sense of unusual symptoms, a randomized trial that was published in NEJM AI just the week before found that intentionally erroneous output from an AI model can easily lead doctors astray.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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The good news is, though, that while an erroneous freeze can cause big trouble with your bills, it can usually be reversed.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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These monsters—its antitheses—constitute that part of our nature that urges us to be sensible and strong, and that inclines us to see the life drive as trivial, weak, sentimental and immoral.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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The artist wrote that keeping silent on this kind of behavior is akin to turning a blind eye to immoral behavior.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
Noun
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In addition to public goods, AI will also create public bads.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2026
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Naturally, the meeting is a flop because no one was prepared, and their spontaneous ideas are frankly fireable-offense bad (a baguette bag shaped like a baguette for Paris?—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The story does not flinch from the realities of segregation, including the violence that the family faced moving into white neighborhoods in Fort Worth in the 1950s, but there is more hope than fear, more faith in the power of righteousness to defeat injustice, in its pages.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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There are many reasons for all of this, but the lasting burden of decade after decade after decade of injustice still makes shoulders ache.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Adverb
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The enterprise software industry faces real challenges from AI, and the crop of 2021-2022 LBOs in this space will age badly; keep an eye on Coupa, a 2022 Thoma Bravo take-private, Zendesk, and Hellman & Friedman/Permira buyouts of the same year.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
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He has not been seen publicly since, leading to speculation that he was badly injured in the attack.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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“Wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrong. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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