incorrect

  • (a) not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
    • an incorrect calculation
    • the report in the paper is wrong
    • your information is wrong
    • the clock showed the wrong time
    • found themselves on the wrong road
    • based on the wrong assumptions
    wrong,
  • (s) not in accord with established usage or procedure
    • the wrong medicine
    • the wrong way to shuck clams
    • it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts
    wrong,
  • (s) (of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles
  • (s) characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
    • he submitted a faulty report
    • an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road
    faulty, wrong,

Synonyms

wrong faulty

Antonyms

correct right

See also

false improper inaccurate

Words of close approximity

incorrectly incorrectness