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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Unconventional and futuristic, Aquarius pushes us to break free from tradition, encouraging bold, rebellious choices in our wardrobe.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Tomás forbids it, but Paja, in the style of rebellious teens and younger siblings everywhere, ignores him.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 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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Robyn was determined to be the authentic fifty-something woman who is complicated and contrary and not at all driven by being liked.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
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The district attorney’s office has charged Jones with one count of murder and one count of willful cruelty to a child causing possible injury or death.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Under civil tax law, fraudulent returns or willful attempts to evade taxes allow the IRS to examine records indefinitely.Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, defiant members of parliament raced to the National Assembly building for delegation.Dylan Butts, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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From Supreme Court Rulings To Drunk Trespassers, The Pupfish Has Seen It All If the environmental threats to the Devils Hole pupfish weren’t enough, humanity has thrown its fair share of challenges at this defiant little fish that continues to maintain its meager numbers.Scott Travers, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Salt And Oil Some cooks like to use coarse salt to remove stubborn messes on cast iron.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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The year is 1600 and a stubborn British seaman piloting a Dutch ship washes ashore in Japan.Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 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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While Queen seemed resistant to the crowd’s raucous support of the home team, Willard seemed to acknowledge that the first away game from Xfinity Center in College Park not involving a neutral venue impacted the players.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2024
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Organizations clinging to rigid in-office policies risk alienating their workforce and losing productivity in the process.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Conventional exoskeletons often feature rigid frames that can be difficult and time-consuming to put on, limiting their practicality for daily use.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a rebel force and former al-Qaeda affiliate, captured Damascus on Saturday night.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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As rebel fighters closed in on Damascus, Trump himself nodded to the Kremlin’s narrowing range of options in a post on social media.Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Wrongheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongheaded. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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