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Synonyms for incorrect
ˌɪn kəˈrɛktin·cor·rect
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
incorrect
That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, "O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two,"
Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.Synonyms:
absurd, anomalous, chimerical, erroneous, false, foolish, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, mistaken, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, unreasonable, wildAntonyms:
certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise
Princeton's WordNet
incorrect, wrongadjective
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
"an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
Synonyms:
unseasonable, untimely, awry(p), improper, haywire, faulty, ill-timed, wrong(p), wrong, amiss(p)Antonyms:
word-perfect, correct, straight, exact, accurate, letter-perfect, precise, proper, right, well-formed, grammaticalwrong, incorrectadjective
not in accord with established usage or procedure
"the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
Synonyms:
unseasonable, untimely, awry(p), improper, haywire, ill-timed, wrong(p), faulty, amiss(p), wrongAntonyms:
proper, exact, well-formed, right, precise, straight, accurate, grammatical, letter-perfect, word-perfect, correctincorrectadjective
(of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles
Antonyms:
grammatical, precise, straight, accurate, proper, letter-perfect, well-formed, correct, exact, word-perfect, rightfaulty, incorrect, wrongadjective
characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
"he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"
Synonyms:
unseasonable, untimely, defective, awry(p), improper, haywire, faulty, ill-timed, wrong(p), wrong, amiss(p)Antonyms:
word-perfect, proper, accurate, exact, well-formed, right, straight, grammatical, correct, letter-perfect, precise
Dictionary of English Synonymes
incorrectadjective
Synonyms:
inexact, inaccurate, erroneous, false, untrueincorrectadjective
Synonyms:
ungrammatical, faulty
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
incorrectadjective
Synonyms:
inaccurate, erroneous, inexact, wrong, ungrammatical, solecistic
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "incorrect":
inaccurate, wrong, erroneous, improper, false, mistaken, bad, untrue, malformed, invalid, flawed, inappropriate, inexact, misguided, incorrectly, unsuccessful, faulty, misspelled
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#841 | bad | |
#1673 | wrong | |
#2028 | wild | |
#2392 | false | |
#4775 | stupid | |
#6852 | invalid | |
#7081 | incorrect | |
#7392 | inappropriate | |
#11273 | defective | |
#12604 | ridiculous | |
#13530 | improper | |
#14685 | inaccurate | |
#15666 | mistaken | |
#16024 | unreasonable | |
#16072 | foolish | |
#16206 | incorrectly | |
#16818 | absurd | |
#16930 | faulty | |
#17103 | unsuccessful | |
#17335 | flawed | |
#18910 | erroneous | |
#22275 | irrational | |
#27327 | anomalous | |
#27380 | misguided | |
#30218 | untrue | |
#30875 | monstrous | |
#35057 | senseless | |
#35236 | ludicrous | |
#37206 | untimely | |
#38318 | misspelled | |
#43014 | inconclusive | |
#43073 | paradoxical | |
#43742 | malformed | |
#48752 | nonsensical | |
#51009 | preposterous | |
#75341 | inexact | |
#83110 | infatuated | |
#84964 | haywire | |
#191277 | unseasonable | |
#210635 | chimerical |
How to use incorrect in a sentence?
First of all, I love Jerome Adams. Jerome Adams's really Jerome Adams. We worked so well together during The Trump administration, i think he's incorrect on this.
Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson:
There's a lot of incorrect information, and a lot of advice coming from social media that's hampering the investigation with stuff we've already done many times.
It would be incorrect to say the IPO window closes around elections, that said.
Being cast as all bad is completely incorrect, i think it's important for everyone's voice to be heard.
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning:
The statements on any recording or communications that Al Jazeera plans to air are absolutely false and incorrect, to be clear, I am recanting any such statements and there is no truth to any statement of mine that Al Jazeera plans to air. Under no circumstances should any of those recordings, statements or communications be aired.
Translations for incorrect
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- яңылышBashkir
- няправільныBelarusian
- incorrecteCatalan, Valencian
- nesprávnýCzech
- malĝustaEsperanto
- incorrectoSpanish
- virheellinenFinnish
- mícheartIrish
- incorrectoGalician
- non correttoItalian
- שגויHebrew
- 正しくないJapanese
- muhuMāori
- tidak betul, tidak benarMalay
- incorretoPortuguese
- incorectRomanian
- неправильный, неверныйRussian
- felaktig, inkorrektSwedish
- neverätikVolapük
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