Synonyms for amiss
əˈmɪsamiss

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1. amiss

   Synonyms:
   wrong, untrue, wide, bad, false, defective, short, inappropriate, inopportune, injudicious, untimely, abortive

   Antonyms:
   right, true, good, complete, effective, successful, satisfactory, consummate, expedient, appropriate, opportune

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1. amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)adverb

   not functioning properly

   "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"

   Antonyms:
   functioning

2. awry, amissadverb

   away from the correct or expected course

   "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"

   Synonyms:
   askew, awry, skew-whiff, imperfectly

   Antonyms:
   functioning

3. amissadverb

   in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner

   "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly"

   Synonyms:
   awry, imperfectly

   Antonyms:
   functioning

4. imperfectly, amissadverb

   in an imperfect or faulty way

   "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen

   Synonyms:
   imperfectly, awry

   Antonyms:
   functioning

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1. amissadjective

   Synonyms:
   wrong, wrongly, improperly, faultily, erroneously

2. amissadjective

   Synonyms:
   wrong, improper, faulty, erroneous

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1. amissadverb

   Synonyms:
   improperly, incorrectly, wrongly

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1. List of paraphrases for "amiss":

   wrong

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How to use amiss in a sentence?

1. Alexander Pope, Essay on Criticism:

   Ten censure wrong, for one that writes amiss.

2. Miguel Cervantes:

   I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right or wrong, hit or miss, renders conversation insipid and vulgar.

3. Scott Paul:

   I don't think he does our issue any favors by making it so incredibly jingoistic and bombastic, but I believe there’s widespread agreement ... that there is something amiss with our economic relationship with China and it’s past time that our government pushes back a little more forcefully.

4. Karen Knudson:

   This is something that she identified based on knowledge of her body and something feeling amiss and taking action. Being an advocate for herself there led to identification at stage I, which is so important, early detection is key to improve outcomes.