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amiss

[uh-mis] / əˈmɪs /
ADJECTIVE
wrong; defective
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awry improper untoward
WEAK
bad confused crooked erring erroneous fallacious false faulty flawed foul glitched up haywire imperfect inaccurate inappropriate incorrect mistaken out of order sick unfair unlawful unsuitable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
proper suitable
WEAK
good right
ADVERB
wrongly; defectively
Synonyms
WEAK
afield afoul badly erringly erroneously faultily improperly inappropriately incorrectly mistakenly out of turn unfavorably unsuitably
Antonyms
WEAK
good right well

Example Sentences

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As for your husband’s IRAs, something is amiss.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

One morning in May 2024, Doris Suchet noticed something was amiss outside her flat in north Oxford.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Independent experts will be asked to look at what went amiss with LAUSD’s AI effort and helped plan next steps in the ongoing but stalled strategy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

There they realise something is amiss and are soon swept up into a wildly unpredictable adventure.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Martin made a quick tour of the attic to make sure nothing was amiss, and then joined everyone downstairs.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead