Wrong definition

Wrong as an adjective

1. not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

   "the report in the paper is wrong"

   Same sense: incorrect

2. contrary to conscience or morality or law

   "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"

3. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion

   "said all the wrong things"

   Same sense: improper

4. not functioning properly

   "something is wrong with the engine"

   Same sense: awry, amiss, haywire

5. based on or acting or judging in error

   "it is wrong to think that way"

6. not in accord with established usage or procedure

   "the wrong medicine"

   Same sense: incorrect

7. used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward

   "socks worn wrong side out"

8. badly timed

   "it was the wrong moment for a joke"

   Same sense: ill-timed, untimely, unseasonable

9. characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules

   "the wrong side of the road"

   Same sense: incorrect, faulty

Wrong as a noun

10. that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law

    "he feels that you are in the wrong"

    Same sense: wrongfulness

11. any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

    Same sense: damage, legal injury

Wrong as an adverb

12. in an incorrect manner

    "she guessed wrong"

    Same sense: incorrectly, wrongly

Wrong as a verb

13. treat unjustly; do wrong to

Synonyms and antonyms

• incorrect
• improper
• awry
• amiss
• haywire
• ill-timed
• untimely
• unseasonable
• faulty
• wrongfulness
• damage
• legal injury
• incorrectly
• wrongly

Opposite: right.

All synonyms of wrong, sense by sense

How to say wrong

Wrong has 1 syllable and rhymes with long. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with wrong

• long
• along
• song
• strong
• hong
• belong
• dong
• lifelong
• pong
• gong
• tong
• prolong

WRONG in word games

Scrabble

9

Words With Friends

11

Anagrams

1

Is WRONG a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check WRONG in the word checker, or unscramble WRONG to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.