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Awry synonyms
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amiss
Not in perfect shape; faulty.
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  1. Not in perfect shape; faulty.
  2. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.
  3. Wrong, faulty, improper, etc.
wrong
Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous:
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  1. Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous:
  2. Not functioning properly; amiss:
  3. Contrary to conscience, morality, or law:
aslant
Slanting
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  1. Slanting
  2. At a slant; obliquely.
crooked
Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.
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  1. Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.
  2. Not straight; bent; curved; askew
  3. At an irregular or improper angle; askew:
wrong
A violation of another person’s legal rights; an illegal act.
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  1. A violation of another person’s legal rights; an illegal act.
  2. To violate another person’s rights or to do harm. See also tort.
amiss
Not in perfect shape; faulty.
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  1. Not in perfect shape; faulty.
  2. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.
  3. Wrong, faulty, improper, etc.
sour
Ill-disposed and bitter
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  1. Ill-disposed and bitter
  2. Displeased with something one formerly admired or liked; disenchanted:
  3. Gratingly wrong or off pitch
wrong
Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous:
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  1. Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous:
  2. Not functioning properly; amiss:
  3. Contrary to conscience, morality, or law:
Find another word for awry. In this page you can discover 20 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for awry, like: afield, amiss, astray, amiss, astray, wrong, aslant, crooked, to one side, wrong and crooked.

Sentence Examples

  • Something had gone awry, or so the twins found out a day or two later, although Vinnie swore everything went according to plan and they hadn't done anything wrong.

  • He now saw clearly the figure of a red-haired gunner with his shako knocked awry, pulling one end of a mop while a French soldier tugged at the other.

  • He was lying on his back propped up high, and his small bony hands with their knotted purple veins were lying on the quilt; his left eye gazed straight before him, his right eye was awry, and his brows and lips motionless.

  • Kuchar expresses consternation over his friends' moral fiber as a whole community goes awry.

  • The voice of reason and something of a moral authority, Frylock uses his fries as limbs while trying to protect Meatwad from Shake's wrath, as well as generally smoothing out ill-conceived schemes gone predictably awry.

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