What is another word for wrongful?
Synonyms for wrongful
ˈrɔŋ fəl, ˈrɒŋ-wrong·ful
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Wiktionary
wrongfuladjective
unlawful or illegal
Antonyms:
rightful
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
wrongful
Synonyms:
unfair, unjust, dishonest, wrong, iniquitous
Princeton's WordNet
unlawful, wrongfuladjective
having no legally established claim
"the wrongful heir to the throne"
Synonyms:
unlawful, illicit, outlaw(a), improper, outlawed, unconventional, illegitimateAntonyms:
lawful, legitimate, justwrongfuladjective
unlawfully violating the rights of others
"wrongful death"; "a wrongful diversion of trust income"
Synonyms:
unlawfulAntonyms:
just, lawful, legitimatewrongfuladjective
not just or fair
"a wrongful act"; "a wrongful charge"
Synonyms:
unlawfulAntonyms:
just, lawful, legitimate
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "wrongful":
illicit, unlawful, illegal, lawless, unscrupulous, unjustified, unruly, undue, unwarranted
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1673 | wrong | |
#3556 | illegal | |
#10658 | unfair | |
#12565 | unlawful | |
#13530 | improper | |
#16417 | wrongful | |
#18565 | illicit | |
#21803 | undue | |
#23330 | unjust | |
#27020 | unconventional | |
#27285 | dishonest | |
#31251 | lawless | |
#34558 | illegitimate | |
#37717 | unwarranted | |
#39714 | unruly | |
#39825 | outlawed | |
#40761 | unjustified | |
#40826 | unscrupulous | |
#170004 | iniquitous |
How to use wrongful in a sentence?
Iran's continued wrongful jailing of Americans is very disturbing, siamak and Baquer Namazi deserve to be free and with their families, and this resolution should push President Obama to step up efforts to bring them home.
The Russian Federation has wrongfully detained Brittney Griner, the practice of wrongful detention is unacceptable wherever it occurs and is a threat to the safety of everyone traveling, working, and living abroad.
For all New York’s issues now, the police department is not large enough. Cops have a hard time protecting themselves for fear of being sued and maybe wrongful arrest. It’s a mess.
No matter how you feel about Mr. Floyd, about his life or his death, Mr. Floyd does not deserve to have this stain and take a wrongful conviction on his record.
This is killing the Republican Party and setting back the cause of Republican victory for sure, there is no question that Latino perceptions of the GOP are suffering a serious setback at the hands of Trump and those who back his wrongful and noxious language.
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