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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
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Safe browsing will ramp up in 2025, with the use of AI to help steer you away from the wrong shopping websites.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
Fact-checking isn’t about picking a side and proving the other one wrong.
—Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
Rhett Power, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Selling millions of food items every week means millions of opportunities for things to go wrong every day.
—Seth Goldman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2024
The spouse who was wronged may cite fault grounds, such as adultery, in order to obtain a larger share of the estate.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
There’s something wrong with these people here on this floor.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Safe browsing will ramp up in 2025, with the use of AI to help steer you away from the wrong shopping websites.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
There are already numerous cases of people receiving wrong and potentially dangerously incorrect diagnoses after interacting with popular large language models.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
Fact-checking isn’t about picking a side and proving the other one wrong.
—Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
Adverb
According to Gallup, companies get executive hires wrong an astounding 82% of the time.
—Rhett Power, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Selling millions of food items every week means millions of opportunities for things to go wrong every day.
—Seth Goldman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
People helped those at risk; fought for those wronged; celebrated the arts.
—Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2024
The spouse who was wronged may cite fault grounds, such as adultery, in order to obtain a larger share of the estate.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrong
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The section says that Amazon believes in creating a diverse and inclusive company and that inequitable treatment of anyone is unacceptable.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2025
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One glaring weakness Poles probably spent too much time talking about Williams’ role in the unacceptable number of sacks.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Approximately 780,000 incorrect charges totaling over 2 billion forints ($5.43 million) in one night.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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According to a recent Prosper Insights & Analytics survey, 30% of workers are concerned with AI hallucinations, which is when AI generates incorrect information as a result of poor training or inaccurate assumptions.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In his Wednesday interview on French radio, French FM Barrot suggested that Musk's interventions in European nations' domestic politics were even more inappropriate because Musk is part of President-elect Trump's government-in-waiting.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2025
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John Anthony Ayala, of Colton and who previously worked at Inland Peak Performance and F1 Training in San Bernardino, sent inappropriate texts to the girl, according to a Jan. 3 news release by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Highland station.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Fame-first culture is particularly rampant among younger generations who have bought into the idea that fame signals value—an erroneous inference that a person who is well-known for something must have achieved something.—
Matt Reynolds,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The erroneous emergency alert caused a stir in all parts of Los Angeles.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Growing shares in each party describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
22 Dec. 2024
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Last week’s interview saw CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil speak with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new book The Message, which passionately argues that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is immoral and should be condemned.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Reports out of fall camp haven’t been super favorable to their offense, and while the defense will, again, be top-notch, a team with this bad of an offense cannot be trusted.—
Austin Mock,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
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The revenue could come from taxes on bads (pollution, for example) or on rents (including land and, above all, intellectual property).—
Martin Wolf,
Foreign Affairs,
1 July 2015
Noun
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This did not look like a team which sensed injustice.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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The researchers determined that framing the gender gap in political leadership as an outcome of men's overrepresentation—such as emphasizing that 71% of Congress is male rather than noting that 29% is female—elicited greater anger among women and heightened perceptions of injustice.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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So after going 10-23 in his first two seasons and badly needing to win to keep his job, Rhule decided to start a quarterback in Week 1 that had only joined the team two months before.—
Charlotte Observer,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2025
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In the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, two elementary schools were lost and one high school was badly damaged.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrong. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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