Amiss Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-mĭs
Not in accordance with what is usual or expected
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. awry
  2. wrong
  3. astray
  4. erring
  5. improper
  6. sour
  7. haywire
  8. crappy
Antonyms:
  1. right
  2. good
Not in the right way or on the proper course
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. awry
  2. astray
  3. wrong
  4. afield
  5. askew
  6. defective
  7. erroneous
  8. false
  9. faulty
  10. foul
  11. haywire
  12. ill
  13. improper
  14. improperly
  15. inaccurate
  16. incorrect
  17. incorrectly
  18. mistaken
  19. unfair
  20. wrongly
Wrongly; defectively
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. imperfectly
  2. evilly
  3. inopportunely
  4. unpropitiously
Antonyms:
  1. right
  2. perfectly
  3. good
  4. well

Words Related to Amiss

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. surprise
  2. thrive
  3. not-quite-right

Amiss Sentence Examples

  • He sensed much more amiss than Gabriel would ever admit.

  • A parrot on the shoulder never goes amiss.

  • Carmen shrugged off an uncomfortable feeling that something was amiss.

  • Alex didn't look at Carmen, which was her first inkling that something was amiss.

  • Napping atop the castle, Yoshi realizes something is amiss.

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