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单词 wrong headed
释义
(adjective) 
Definition
constantly and stubbornly wrong in judgment
I realise now that my thinking was wrong-headed and immature.
Synonyms
mistaken
She obviously had a mistaken view.
wrong
That was the wrong answer – try again.
false
This resulted in false information being entered.
incorrect
He denied that his evidence was incorrect.
faulty
Their interpretation was faulty.
misguided
He is misguided in expecting honesty from her.
erroneous
The conclusions they have come to are completely erroneous.
off target
unsound
The thinking is muddled and fundamentally unsound.
in error
fallacious
Their argument is fallacious.
(adjective) 
Definition
constantly and stubbornly wrong in judgment
The Government persists in its blind, wrong-headed approach to prisons and crime.
Synonyms
obstinate
He is obstinate and determined and will not give up.
dogged
through sheer dogged determination
contrary
Why must you always be so contrary?
stubborn
He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way.
perverse
You're just being perverse.
inflexible
They viewed him as stubborn, inflexible and dogmatic.
wilful
a selfish and wilful congressman
intransigent
The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent.
obdurate
The administration have been obdurate defenders of the status quo.
self-willed
He was very independent and self-willed.
refractory
refractory priests who tried to side with the king
pig-headed
In her pig-headed way, she insisted that she was right.
bull-headed
mulish
He had a flushed, mulish look on his heavy face.
cross-grained
froward (archaic)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bull-headed
Synonyms
stubborn,
stupid,
uncompromising,
inflexible,
wilful,
tenacious,
unyielding,
obstinate,
headstrong,
stiff-necked,
pig-headed,
mulish
in the sense of contrary
Definition
perverse
Why must you always be so contrary?
Synonyms
perverse,
difficult,
awkward,
wayward,
intractable,
wilful,
obstinate,
cussed (informal),
stroppy (British, slang),
cantankerous,
disobliging,
balky,
unaccommodating,
froward (archaic),
thrawn (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect),
hostile,
antagonistic,
arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of dogged
Definition
obstinately determined
through sheer dogged determination
Synonyms
determined,
steady,
persistent,
stubborn,
firm,
staunch,
persevering,
resolute,
single-minded,
tenacious,
steadfast,
unyielding,
obstinate,
indefatigable,
immovable,
stiff-necked,
unshakable,
unflagging,
pertinacious

Nearby words of
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Synonyms of 'wrong-headed'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of erroneous
Definition
based on or containing an error or errors
The conclusions they have come to are completely erroneous.
Synonyms
incorrect,
wrong,
mistaken,
false,
flawed,
faulty,
inaccurate,
untrue,
invalid,
unfounded,
spurious,
amiss,
unsound,
wide of the mark,
inexact,
fallacious
in the sense of fallacious
Their argument is fallacious.
Synonyms
incorrect,
wrong,
mistaken,
false,
misleading,
untrue,
deceptive,
spurious,
fictitious,
illogical,
erroneous,
illusory,
delusive,
delusory,
sophistic,
sophistical
in the sense of false
Definition
not in accordance with the truth or facts
This resulted in false information being entered.
Synonyms
incorrect,
wrong,
mistaken,
misleading,
faulty,
inaccurate,
invalid,
improper,
unfounded,
erroneous,
inexact
in the sense of faulty
Their interpretation was faulty.
Synonyms
incorrect,
wrong,
flawed,
inaccurate,
bad,
weak,
invalid,
erroneous,
unsound,
imprecise,
fallacious
in the sense of incorrect
Definition
wrong
He denied that his evidence was incorrect.
Synonyms
false,
wrong,
mistaken,
flawed,
faulty,
unfitting,
inaccurate,
untrue,
improper,
erroneous,
out,
wide of the mark (informal),
specious,
inexact,
off-base (US, Canadian, informal),
off-beam (informal),
way off-beam (informal)
in the sense of inflexible
Definition
unwilling to be persuaded
They viewed him as stubborn, inflexible and dogmatic.
Synonyms
obstinate,
strict,
relentless,
firm,
fixed,
iron,
adamant,
rigorous,
stubborn,
stringent,
uncompromising,
resolute,
steely,
intractable,
inexorable,
implacable,
steadfast,
hard and fast,
unyielding,
immutable,
immovable,
unbending,
obdurate,
stiff-necked,
dyed-in-the-wool,
unchangeable,
brassbound,
set in your ways
in the sense of intransigent
Definition
refusing to change one's attitude
The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent.
Synonyms
uncompromising,
intractable,
tough,
stubborn,
hardline,
tenacious,
unyielding,
obstinate,
immovable,
unbending,
obdurate,
stiff-necked,
inflexible,
unbudgeable
in the sense of misguided
Definition
mistaken or unwise
He is misguided in expecting honesty from her.
Synonyms
unwise,
mistaken,
foolish,
misled,
misplaced,
deluded,
ill-advised,
imprudent,
injudicious,
labouring under a delusion or misapprehension
in the sense of mulish
Definition
stubborn
He had a flushed, mulish look on his heavy face.
Synonyms
stubborn,
difficult,
rigid,
unreasonable,
perverse,
intractable,
inflexible,
wilful,
recalcitrant,
obstinate,
intransigent,
headstrong,
stiff-necked,
self-willed,
refractory,
pig-headed,
bull-headed,
cross-grained
in the sense of obdurate
Definition
not to be persuaded
The administration have been obdurate defenders of the status quo.
Synonyms
obstinate,
firm,
dogged,
determined,
fixed,
iron,
persistent,
relentless,
adamant,
stubborn,
intractable,
inflexible,
wilful,
unrelenting,
tenacious,
inexorable,
implacable,
steadfast,
unyielding,
intransigent,
immovable,
headstrong,
strong-minded,
unbending,
stiff-necked,
unshakeable or unshakable,
refractory,
pig-headed,
mulish,
contumacious (literary),
pertinacious,
indurate (rare),
proof against persuasion,
unimpressible

Additional synonyms

in the sense of perverse
Definition
wayward or contrary
You're just being perverse.
Synonyms
stubborn,
contrary,
unreasonable,
dogged,
contradictory,
troublesome,
rebellious,
wayward,
delinquent,
intractable,
wilful,
unyielding,
obstinate,
intransigent,
headstrong,
unmanageable,
cussed (informal),
obdurate,
stiff-necked,
disobedient,
wrong-headed,
refractory,
pig-headed,
miscreant,
mulish,
cross-grained,
contumacious
in the sense of pig-headed
Definition
stupidly stubborn
In her pig-headed way, she insisted that she was right.
Synonyms
stubborn,
contrary,
perverse,
obstinate,
stupid,
dense,
inflexible,
wilful,
unyielding,
stiff-necked,
wrong-headed,
self-willed,
bull-headed,
mulish,
cross-grained,
froward (archaic)
in the sense of refractory
Definition
stubborn or rebellious
refractory priests who tried to side with the king
Synonyms
unmanageable,
difficult,
stubborn,
contentious,
perverse,
unruly,
uncontrollable,
intractable,
wilful,
recalcitrant,
obstinate,
headstrong,
cantankerous,
uncooperative,
stiff-necked,
disobedient,
disputatious,
mulish,
contumacious (literary)
in the sense of self-willed
Definition
stubbornly determined to have one's own way, esp. at the expense of others
He was very independent and self-willed.
Synonyms
stubborn,
wilful,
headstrong,
intractable,
opinionated,
obstinate,
cussed (informal),
stiff-necked,
ungovernable,
refractory,
pig-headed,
stubborn as a mule
in the sense of stubborn
Definition
persistent and determined
He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way.
Synonyms
obstinate,
dogged,
inflexible,
fixed,
persistent,
intractable,
wilful,
tenacious,
recalcitrant,
unyielding,
headstrong,
unmanageable,
unbending,
obdurate,
stiff-necked,
unshakeable,
self-willed,
refractory,
pig-headed,
bull-headed,
mulish,
cross-grained,
contumacious
in the sense of unsound
Definition
based on faulty ideas
The thinking is muddled and fundamentally unsound.
Synonyms
flawed,
faulty,
weak,
false,
shaky,
unreliable,
invalid,
defective,
illogical,
erroneous,
specious,
fallacious,
ill-founded
in the sense of wilful
Definition
determined to do things in one's own way
a selfish and wilful congressman
Synonyms
obstinate,
dogged,
determined,
persistent,
adamant,
stubborn,
perverse,
uncompromising,
intractable,
inflexible,
unyielding,
intransigent,
headstrong,
obdurate,
stiff-necked,
self-willed,
refractory,
pig-headed,
bull-headed,
mulish,
froward (archaic)
in the sense of wrong
Definition
acting or judging in error
That was the wrong answer – try again.
Synonyms
incorrect,
mistaken,
false,
faulty,
inaccurate,
untrue,
erroneous,
off target,
unsound,
in error,
wide of the mark,
fallacious,
off base (US, Canadian, informal),
off beam (informal),
way off beam (informal)
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