Definitions

wrong number

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 way-off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

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

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 way-off

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 way-off wide of the mark

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 way-off wide of mark wrongly identified

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate correct honest right substantiated true valid

WEAK

exact fair just precise sound

NOUN

bad egg

Synonyms

WEAK

black sheep corrupt person evildoer miscreant reprobate scoundrel sorry lot untrustworthy person worthless person wrongdoer wrongo

NOUN

outlaw

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bandit crook desperado fugitive gangster hoodlum hooligan marauder mobster outcast pariah robber

STRONG

brigand con criminal drifter gunslinger hood jailbird mug racketeer

WEAK

ex-con

Antonyms

STRONGEST

law police

Example Sentences

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In the past, I’ve accidentally given incorrect public transit information when writing about how to get to a museum, or reported the wrong number of poles in the product description for a tent.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Suddenly, machines on the East Coast that tried to process trillions of requests were getting the internet’s equivalent of a wrong number.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

According to the special counsel, however, that message — intended for a Republican lawmaker in Michigan — was sent to an undisclosed but definitely wrong number.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2024

In the case of Gulzar Khan and Daulat Bi, it started with a wrong number.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2023

One ring in and some automatic lady told me I have the wrong number.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson

wrong number

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