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adjective

ə-ˈrī How to pronounce awry (audio)
Definition of awrynext
as in uneven
inclined or twisted to one side the shutters that still remained on the run-down old house were all awry

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awry

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adverb

ə-ˈrī How to pronounce awry (audio)
as in wrong
off the desired or intended path or course their plans for an outdoor wedding went awry when they got a freak hailstorm the night before

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awry
  1. uneven
  2. wrong
  3. badly
  4. crooked
  5. oblique
Adjective
  • One thing that stands out to me is the federal government’s seeming use of fear, confusion and uncertainty—combined with very nuanced language—to target individuals, agencies and companies who, in many cases, have been trying to do the right thing by leveling the uneven playing field of the past.
    Doug Melville, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Injuries have contributed to Canning’s uneven career.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of uneven
Adverb
  • No beat-matching and no way to go wrong—just stretch out and let Mari Maurice’s bowing wrap you up in ambient-orchestral spiderweb.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 2 Dec. 2024
  • As Alana and Derrick spend time together, a spark begins to grow, but everything starts to go wrong when Alana’s grandfather’s (Ed Begley Jr.) good luck charm—a vintage Chiefs hat—goes missing.
    Kristi Dosh, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of wrong
Adverb
  • The Red Sox don't need a starter as badly as the other two Burnes suitors.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The Canucks, having lost seven of their last 10 games and barely clinging to a playoff spot, needed this one badly.
    Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of badly
Adjective
  • The official seizure seals hung crooked across the front gate, half-unstuck.
    Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
  • From background to foreground, the painting depicts a haloed Virgin Mary, a young Jesus standing between her knees, St. Jerome asleep on the ground, and St. John the Baptist, clad sparsely in animal skins, pointing a crooked finger toward the figures behind him.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of crooked
Adjective
  • Despite missing both of their top scorers — Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner — due to oblique injuries, the Magic mucked the game up early and often.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Arch stepped in and started three games this season when Quinn Ewers got hurt and missed time with an oblique injury.
    Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of oblique
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