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Antonyms for wrong-headed
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : rawng-hed-id, rong- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɔŋˈhɛd ɪd, ˈrɒŋ- |
Definition of wrong-headed
- As in dogmatic : adj dictatorial, opinionated
- It seemed to him to be wrong-headed and absurd, and he began to lose patience with her.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- He was meddlesome, wrong-headed, unreasonable, and bold with it all.
- Extract from : « Stories Of Georgia » by Joel Chandler Harris
- When I determine, I allow of no obstacles, not even of wrong-headed girls.
- Extract from : « Rhoda Fleming, Complete » by George Meredith
- He was unquestionably a man of genius, but wrong-headed from very childhood.
- Extract from : « Genius in Sunshine and Shadow » by Maturin Murray Ballou
- "That is unquestionably the most wrong-headed girl I know," said Mr. Read, to his daughter.
- Extract from : « Alone » by Marion Harland
- If a man is wrong-headed and wrong-purposed, it isn't easy for him to be fine, is it?
- Extract from : « Carnac's Folly, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
- He was in a manner a friend of mine, but he was always obstinate and wrong-headed.
- Extract from : « The Old Curiosity Shop » by Charles Dickens
- It was as much as I could do to be civil to Colonel Eldridge; he is so obstinate and wrong-headed.
- Extract from : « The Hall and the Grange » by Archibald Marshall
- The Rector thought her one of the best women he knew, but one of the most wrong-headed.
- Extract from : « The Great Miss Driver » by Anthony Hope
- Paul in every line, my own noble, bigoted, wrong-headed Paul.
- Extract from : « Ghetto Tragedies » by Israel Zangwill
Synonyms for wrong-headed
- arbitrary
- arrogant
- assertive
- bigoted
- bullheaded
- categorical
- cocksure
- confident
- definite
- despotic
- determined
- dictative
- doctrinaire
- domineering
- downright
- egotistical
- emphatic
- fanatical
- fascistic
- formal
- high and mighty
- imperious
- intolerant
- magisterial
- narrow-minded
- obdurate
- obstinate
- one-sided
- overbearing
- peremptory
- pigheaded
- prejudiced
- stiff-necked
- stubborn
- tenacious
- tyrannical
- unequivocal
- wrong-headed
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