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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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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