Main entry: wrong, wrongfulness
Definition: that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
Usage: he feels that you are in the wrong
Antonyms: right, rightfulness
Definition: anything in accord with principles of justice
Main entry: wrong
Definition: treat unjustly; do wrong to
Antonyms: compensate, redress, right, correct
Definition: make reparations or amends for
Main entry: wrong, incorrect
Definition: not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
Usage: an incorrect calculation; the report in the paper is wrong; your information is wrong; the clock showed the wrong time; found themselves on the wrong road; based on the wrong assumptions
Definition: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
Antonyms: true
Definition: consistent with fact or reality; not false
Main entry: wrong
Definition: based on or acting or judging in error
Usage: it is wrong to think that way
Main entry: wrong
Definition: contrary to conscience or morality or law
Usage: it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor; cheating is wrong; it is wrong to lie
Antonyms: right
Definition: in conformance with justice or law or morality
Antonyms: moral
Definition: concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
Main entry: wrong
Definition: used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
Usage: socks worn wrong side out
Definition: the outer side or surface of something
Definition: the region that is outside of something
Antonyms: outside
Definition: relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
Antonyms: out of doors, outdoors, outside, alfresco
Definition: outside a building
Antonyms: outside
Definition: on the outside
Main entry: incorrect, wrong, faulty
Definition: characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
Usage: he submitted a faulty report; an incorrect transcription; the wrong side of the road
Antonyms: accurate
Definition: conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
Main entry: improper, wrong
Definition: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
Usage: said all the wrong things
Antonyms: appropriate
Definition: suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
Main entry: incorrect, wrong
Definition: not in accord with established usage or procedure
Usage: the wrong medicine; the wrong way to shuck clams; it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts
Antonyms: proper
Definition: marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
Main entry: wrong, amiss, awry, haywire
Definition: not functioning properly
Usage: something is amiss; has gone completely haywire; something is wrong with the engine
Antonyms: functional
Definition: designed for or capable of a particular function or use
Antonyms: functioning
Definition: performing or able to perform its regular function
Main entry: ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely, wrong
Definition: badly timed
Usage: an ill-timed intervention; you think my intrusion unseasonable; an untimely remark; it was the wrong moment for a joke
Antonyms: opportune
Definition: suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
Main entry: incorrectly, wrong, wrongly
Definition: in an inaccurate manner
Usage: he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly; she guessed wrong