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

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

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Or is there something really amiss in this paradise?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

To the unsuspecting sentries on the wall the bundles looked like sleeping forms: they sensed nothing amiss.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques