Synonyms for go wrong
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : rawng, rong |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɔŋ, rɒŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for go wrong Other synonyms for the word go wrong
- abort
- back wrong horse
- backslide
- be at fault
- be bad
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be dissolute
- be found lacking
- be guilty
- be immoral
- be in error
- be in vain
- be inaccurate
- be incorrect
- be indecorous
- be insubordinate
- be mischievous
- be mistaken
- be out of line
- be out of order
- be reprehensible
- be ruined
- bend the law
- blow
- blunder
- bollix
- boo-boo
- break down
- buck
- canter
- carry on
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- confuse
- cut up
- decline
- deteriorate
- deviate
- disconcert
- discount
- disregard
- do evil
- do wrong
- drop the ball
- explode
- fail
- fall
- fall over
- fall short
- fizz out
- fizzle out
- flounder
- flub
- fluff
- fold
- foul up
- founder
- frolic
- get into mischief
- get signals crossed
- get wrong
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go headlong
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- goof
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- hop
- lapse
- lope
- lose balance
- lose control
- lose footing
- lose out
- lose status
- louse up
- lurch
- make a faux pas
- make a mess of
- make a mistake
- make trouble
- meet with disaster
- mess up
- misapprehend
- miscalculate
- miscarry
- misconduct
- miscount
- misestimate
- misfire
- misinterpret
- misjudge
- misread
- misreckon
- miss
- miss by a mile
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- misstep
- mistake
- misunderstand
- mix up
- muff
- offend
- overestimate
- overlook
- overrate
- overvalue
- peter out
- pitch
- play
- play into
- plunge
- poop out
- put foot in mouth
- roughhouse
- run aground
- screw up
- sin
- skip
- slide
- slip
- slip on
- slip up
- snafu
- snarl up
- sow wild oats
- sprawl
- spring
- stray
- stumble
- take a wrong turn
- throw off
- topple
- transgress
- trespass
- trip
- tumble
- turn out badly
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- unsettle
- wander
Définition of go wrong
Origin :- late Old English, "twisted, crooked, wry," from Old Norse rangr, earlier *wrangr "crooked, wry, wrong," from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (cf. Danish vrang "crooked, wrong," Middle Dutch wranc, Dutch wrang "sour, bitter," literally "that which distorts the mouth"), from PIE *wrengh- "to turn" (see wring).
- Sense of "not right, bad, immoral, unjust" developed by c.1300. Wrong thus is etymologically a negative of right (from Latin rectus, literally "straight"). Latin pravus was literally "crooked," but most commonly "wrong, bad;" and other words for "crooked" also have meant "wrong" in Italian and Slavic. Cf. also French tort "wrong, injustice," from Latin tortus "twisted." Wrong-headed first recorded 1732. To get up on the wrong side (of the bed) "be in a bad mood" is recorded from 1801.
- As in misbehave : verb act in inappropriate manner
- As in miscalculate : verb make a mistake
- As in misfire : verb fail
- As in slip : verb err
- As in trip : verb fall, err
- As in miscarry : verb fail to attain goal
- As in misestimate : verb miscalculate
- As in misreckon : verb miscalculate
- As in err : verb make a mistake; do wrong
- As in fail : verb be unsuccessful
- It was almost three years ago that things began to go wrong.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- We can see not only that he was wrong, but exactly where he began to go wrong.
- Extract from : « Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works » by Edward Singleton Holden
- It is more moral to use it and go wrong, than to forego it and be right.
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- It was a hard life with many opportunities to go wrong in any of many ways.
- Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg
- Fearing that he might go wrong, Ruggles spurred up beside him.
- Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis
- He had it in him to go wrong, without the wit to get away with it.
- Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
- And immediately, as was quite right and proper, everything began to go wrong.
- Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
- He slept twice on board the Wild Rose when things had begun to go wrong with him.
- Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
- If they have to buy, or to contract, things are sure to go wrong.
- Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
- Neat little operation, with only one thing that could go wrong.
- Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole
Antonyms for go wrong
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