All awry synonyms
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A a adj awry
- askew — Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with.
- astray — out of the correct path or direction
- afield — away from one's usual surroundings or home (esp in the phrase far afield)
- askance — with an oblique glance
- badly — If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective.
- bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- cockeyed — If you say that an idea or scheme is cockeyed, you mean that you think it is very unlikely to succeed.
- crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- curved — A curved object has the shape of a curve or has a smoothly bending surface.
- slanting — to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
- wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- zigzag — a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- aslant — at a slant
- turned — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
adjective awry
- skewed — to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course.
- out of kilter — If one thing is out of kilter with another, the first thing does not agree with or fit in with the second.
- twisted — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- off-center — not centered; diverging from the exact center.
- skewwhiff — not straight; askew
- amiss — If you say that something is amiss, you mean there is something wrong.
- muddled — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- incorrect — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
- inappropriate — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.