Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

wrongheaded

[rawng-hed-id, rong-] / ˈrɔŋˈhɛd ɪd, ˈrɒŋ- /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Lee also has made some wrongheaded and bold calls on crypto, such as a forecast that bitcoin could “easily get to $200,000” by the end of 2025, and top $1 million in a few years.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

Ultimately, “Feed the People!” is a worthwhile corrective to a great deal of wrongheaded popular dogma about food.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

But there is much that is historically wrongheaded, strategically unwise, and logically vague or self-contradictory in this document.

From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025

The suggestion the provision applies "could not be more wrongheaded," he added.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2024

In fact, the move to teach calculus in some high schools seems to me wrongheaded if it leads to the exclusion of the above topics in finite mathematics.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos


Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com