I. noun
1.
Synonyms: injustice 2, grievance, injury
2.
Synonyms: evil 2, debt, sin, wickedness
3.
Synonyms: evil 3, crime, diablerie, iniquity, sin, tort, wrongdoing
4.
Synonyms: injustice 1, inequitableness, inequity, unfairness, unjustness
II. adjective
1.
rejecting or deviating from the dictates of moral or divine law
had a wrong outlook on life
wrong principles of conduct
Synonyms: bad, evil, immoral, iniquitous, reprobate, sinful, vicious, wicked
Related Word: blamable, blameworthy, censurable, reprehensible; corrupt, debauched, depraved; abandoned, dissolute, infamous, villainous; blasphemous, unholy, unrighteous; accursed, unblessed
Contrasted words: ethical, high-principled, moral, righteous, upright; chaste, innocent, pure, virtuous
Antonyms: right
2.
Synonyms: false 1, counterfactual, erroneous, inaccurate, incorrect, specious, unsound, untrue
Idioms: at fault, barking up the wrong tree, in error, on the wrong track
Contrasted words: exact, precise
Antonyms: right
3.
Synonyms: bad 1, amiss, ||bum, ||crappy, dissatisfactory, poor, ||punk, rotten, unsatisfactory, up
Related Word: improper, inappropriate, inapt, infelicitous, unfit, unfitting, unhappy, unsuitable
Contrasted words: appropriate, fit, fitting, proper, suitable
4.
Synonyms: mistaken , erroneous, misguided
Antonyms: right
5.
Synonyms: insane 1, ||batty, cracked, crazed, crazy, daft, demented, deranged, lunatic, unsound
III. adverb
Synonyms: amiss 2, afield, astray, awry, badly, unfavorably
Antonyms: right
IV. verb
to inflict injury on another without justification
these men who have wronged the public trust deserve no consideration
Synonyms: aggrieve, oppress, outrage, persecute
Related Word: abuse, ill-treat, maltreat, mistreat; harm, hurt, injure; offend
Idioms: do wrong to ( or by)
Contrasted words: guard, protect, safeguard; care (for), cherish; honor, love, respect