What is another word for wrongheaded?
Pronunciation:
[ ɹˈɒŋhɛdɪd], [ ɹˈɒŋhɛdɪd], [ ɹ_ˈɒ_ŋ_h_ɛ_d_ɪ_d]
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Synonyms for Wrongheaded:
adj.
• all (adjective) • contrary (adjective)- clashing,
- perverse,
- antithetical,
- inconsistent,
- refractory,
- opposed,
- contradictory,
- recalcitrant,
- antipodal,
- dissident,
- froward,
- conflicting,
- ornery,
- contumacious,
- hostile,
- discordant,
- nonconforming,
- converse,
- unruly,
- antipodean,
- adverse,
- counter,
- antipathetic,
- insubordinate,
- rebellious,
- reverse,
- balky,
- diametric,
- intractable,
- negative,
- inimical,
- restive.
- obdurate,
- fanatical,
- confident,
- narrow-minded,
- fascistic,
- pigheaded,
- arrogant,
- wrong-headed,
- downright,
- unequivocal,
- domineering,
- prejudiced,
- determined,
- high and mighty,
- emphatic,
- arbitrary,
- overbearing,
- one-sided,
- despotic,
- doctrinaire,
- cocksure,
- magisterial,
- assertive,
- imperious,
- egotistical,
- bullheaded,
- dictative,
- tenacious,
- definite,
- tyrannical,
- stiff-necked,
- categorical,
- bigoted,
- formal,
- peremptory,
- intolerant.
n.
• Other relevant words: (noun)- dozy,
- dull,
- infinite,
- drivel,
- asinine,
- injudicious,
- goofy,
- bovine,
- no-account,
- nut,
- insanity,
- screwy,
- moronic,
- crackpot,
- loony,
- farce,
- chump,
- ludicrous,
- mad,
- unreasonable,
- cranky,
- dumb,
- four-oh-four,
- adolescent,
- loopy,
- peabrained,
- ditsy,
- dotty,
- fool,
- slow-witted,
- ill-conceived,
- cracked,
- subnormal,
- dim,
- lumpen,
- thick,
- obtuse,
- ditzy,
- lumpish,
- cockeyed,
- head,
- Feeble-minded,
- nuts,
- idiotic,
- insanely,
- barmy,
- judgment,
- funny,
- cuckoo,
- foolish,
- gibber,
- nonsensical,
- half-baked,
- misbegotten,
- illogical,
- uptake,
- joke,
- dense,
- uncritical,
- nutty,
- potty,
- laughable,
- harebrained,
- namby-pamby,
- daft,
- crackers,
- gullible,
- half-assed,
- insane,
- brainless,
- mind,
- imprudent,
- witless,
- inadvisable,
- wanky,
- batty,
- unwise,
- madcap,
- puerile,
- bananas,
- absurd,
- fond,
- vacuous,
- birdbrain,
- ill-advised,
- ridiculous,
- cretin,
- all,
- senseless,
- mental,
- preposterous,
- half-witted,
- dorky,
- crazy,
- bonkers,
- slow,
- simple-minded,
- bumbling,
- empty-headed,
- out of 2,
- imbecile,
- messed up,
- stupid,
- wisdom,
- shit,
- loco,
- dippy,
- fatuous,
- dopey,
- dizzy,
- risible,
- cockamamie,
- Daffy,
- silly,
- impolitic,
- vapid,
- fondly,
- oafish,
- Barking,
- spastic,
- gormless,
- dim-witted,
- -brained,
- mindless,
- Weak-minded,
- credulous,
- fathead,
- certifiable.
v.
• confused (verb)Other synonyms:
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- dogmatic.
- gross,
- difficult,
- deep-dyed,
- cloddish,
- hard,
- sulky,
- crass,
- untoward,
- criminal,
- impious,
- willful,
- doltish,
- hell-bent,
- cantankerous,
- wilful,
- inflexible,
- Beef-witted,
- sottish,
- dogged,
- sullen,
- mulish,
- dullard,
- improper,
- klutzy,
- Duncish,
- incorrect,
- stuffy,
- corrupt,
- narrow,
- die-hard,
- Duncical,
- rigid,
- biased,
- boeotian,
- chumpish,
- unfavorable,
- ineducable,
- false,
- fractious,
- beef-brained,
- Cowish,
- cross-grained,
- fat,
- hard-bitten,
- bad,
- inappropriate,
- blockish,
- pertinacious,
- untrue,
- irascible,
- lamebrained,
- unteachable,
- troublesome,
- opaque,
- hard-nosed,
- self-willed.
How to use "Wrongheaded" in context?
Most people would say that being "wrongheaded" is a negative adjective. Some might even consider it an insult. But in some cases, being wrongheaded can be exactly what is needed to achieve a goal. And while there are certainly cases where being wrongheaded is unnecessary and can cause frustration, in many cases it is the right thing to do.
One example of when being wrongheaded can be a good thing is in the field of inventing. Many times when someone comes up with an innovative new idea, it is because they were thinking outside of the box and disregarding popular opinion.
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