as in rebellious
having or showing opinions or ideas that are wrong
wrongheaded people I think he is taking a wrongheaded approach to dealing with the problem.
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Recent Examples of wrongheaded
The major-questions doctrine is a wrongheaded legal theory.
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2023
McCloskey’s insistence that people should evaluate situations in transhistorical terms rather than protest the inequities of their own time and place proceeds from a wrongheaded conception of freedom that excises us from our contexts.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
The decision by Elizabeth Gilbert to indefinitely delay the publication of her novel is a wrongheaded attempt to help the Ukrainian cause.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 12 June 2023
And, above them, by a Supreme Court all too ready to leave even a wrongheaded conservative decision in place long enough to do real damage.
—Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2023
McCloskey’s insistence that people should evaluate situations in transhistorical terms rather than protest the inequities of their own time and place proceeds from a wrongheaded conception of freedom that excises us from our contexts.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
The decision by Elizabeth Gilbert to indefinitely delay the publication of her novel is a wrongheaded attempt to help the Ukrainian cause.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 12 June 2023
And, above them, by a Supreme Court all too ready to leave even a wrongheaded conservative decision in place long enough to do real damage.
—Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongheaded
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Americans are a rebellious bunch, so trying to stop a political figure by nearly killing him provokes the opposite reaction.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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More recently, however, Ocasio-Cortez has shown signs of abandoning at least some of the rebellious positions that defined her earliest years in office.Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2024
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Let your unit become a haven for contrary views and a hangout for people with progressive attitudes.Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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While the rest of the world obsesses about incorporating the color into design, technology, marketing strategies, sunglass frames and energy bras, check out these contrary colors.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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By Wednesday morning, Albertsons abandoned the merger and filed a lawsuit against Kroger, alleging a willful breach of contract for not doing enough to win regulatory approval for the merger.Alina Selyukh, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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Cox wants to overturn the finding of willful contributory infringement, while Sony wants to reinstate the $1 billion verdict.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 25 Nov. 2024
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Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivered a defiant speech last Wednesday, insisting that the Axis was alive and well.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Only after defiant parliament members rushed into the National Assembly and voted unanimously to reject the order did Yoon reverse course, ending six chaotic hours, which saw protests erupt in the capital city.Dylan Butts, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Fed’s preferred inflation measure — the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index — is due Friday and could similarly show stubborn price pressures.Bryan Mena, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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While the overall economic picture is starting to look better, stubborn inflation and the prospect of new tariffs when President-elect Donald Trump takes office seem to give mid-market leaders pause.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Sometimes, fluoride also switches the substances in the tooth surface, swapping minerals with more resilient replacements, making teeth more resistant to demineralization.Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Yet focusing solely on these metrics misses a profound shift that Forbes' 2024 list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women reveals: while the established hierarchies remain resistant to change, women are increasingly controlling the critical intersections where industries transform.Moira Forbes, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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This adaptability means you’re not locked into a rigid method.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Together, the observations point to a rigid, mostly solid interior beneath Io’s surface, rather than a global magma ocean — solving a 45-year mystery started by Voyager 1’s observations.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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In September, Israel launched another strike on Hodeida, killing at least four people after a rebel missile targeted Ben Gurion Airport as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was returning to the country.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The rebel groups that joined HTS to topple the regime made for a complex network of fighters, at times backed by foreign nations who were focused on battling different enemies.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Wrongheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongheaded. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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