way-off

ADJECTIVE

erroneous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

false faulty flawed inaccurate invalid misguided mistaken specious spurious unfounded unsound untrue

WEAK

all off all wet amiss askew awry defective fallacious inexact off wrong number

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate correct genuine honest just precise real right sound strong substantiated true valid well

ADJECTIVE

fallacious

Synonyms

WEAK

beguiling deceiving deceptive deluding delusive delusory erroneous fictitious fishy fraudulent illogical illusory incorrect invalid irrational mad misleading mistaken off phony reasonless sophistic sophistical spurious unfounded ungrounded unreal unreasonable unreasoned unsound untrue

Antonyms

WEAK

correct real true truthful

ADJECTIVE

inaccurate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defective false faulty imprecise incorrect mistaken unreliable untrue wrong

WEAK

all wet careless counterfactual discrepant doesn't wash fallacious in error inexact off off base out specious unfaithful unsound wide wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate correct honest just perfect precise reliable right sound true

ADJECTIVE

inappropriate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disproportionate improper incorrect irrelevant tasteless unseemly unsuitable wrong

WEAK

bad form foot-in-mouth garbage ill-fitted ill-suited ill-timed inapplicable inapropos incongruous inconsonant indecorous inept left-field malapropos off out of line out of place unbecoming unbefitting undue unfit unfitting unmeet unseasonable untimely wrong number

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate correct decent fitting good moral proper right suitable

WEAK

ADJECTIVE

incorrect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erroneous false faulty flawed imprecise improper inaccurate inappropriate mistaken unreliable unsound untrue

WEAK

counterfactual inexact not trustworthy out specious unfitting unseemly unsuitable wide of the mark wrong number

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate appropriate correct fitting honest just precise proper reliable right sound strong suitable true valid

ADJECTIVE

mistaken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confounded confused deceived deluded duped fooled misguided misinformed misinterpreting misjudging misled tricked

STRONG

erroneous false faulty illogical inaccurate inappropriate incorrect misconstrued unfounded untrue unwarranted wrong

WEAK

all wet at fault barking up wrong tree confused with fallacious ill-advised off base off-track sadly mistaken unadvised under wrong impression unreal unsound wide of mark wrong number wrongly identified

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate correct honest right substantiated true valid

WEAK

exact fair just precise sound

ADJECTIVE

sophistic

Synonyms

WEAK

beguiling deceiving deceptive deluding delusive delusory erroneous false fictitious fishy fraudulent illogical illusory incorrect invalid irrational mad misleading mistaken off phony reasonless sophistical specious spurious unfounded ungrounded unreal unreasonable unreasoned unsound untrue

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Perhaps the scoring woes are over with Plum back in the lineup, but the Sparks still seem a long way off from finding their footing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Millions of Americans have tried the drugs, which have revolutionized the way physicians treat weight loss, but personalizing who gets which drugs is still a long way off — if it ever happens.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Creating a multinational fashion company was a long way off when Doris Lee Feigenbaum was born on Aug. 23, 1931 in San Francisco to Joseph Feigenbaum, a lawyer, and Dorothy Bamberger.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Compared to a year ago, employers’ labor costs increased 3.6%—a long way off from the peak of 5.1% in 2022.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Unseen, they had followed them to their warren, which, though a long way off, was not too distant to be attacked, especially since no time would have to be spent in searching for it.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

way-off

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