awry

  • (s) turned or twisted toward one side
    • "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton
    • his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
    askew, cockeyed, skew-whiff, wonky, lopsided,
  • (r) away from the correct or expected course
    • something has gone awry in our plans
    • something went badly amiss in the preparations
    amiss,
  • (r) turned or twisted to one side
    • rugs lying askew
    • with his necktie twisted awry
    askew, skew-whiff,
  • (s) not functioning properly
    • something is amiss
    • has gone completely haywire
    • something is wrong with the engine
    amiss, haywire, wrong,

Synonyms

askew cockeyed skew-whiff wonky lopsided amiss haywire wrong

Words of close approximity

awe awl awn
away awed awny AWOL