Wondering how to use Amiss in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as awry or haywire.
Amiss meaning
Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect.
Synonyms of Amiss
Using Amiss
- The main meaning on this page is: Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect.
- Useful related words include: awry, haywire, wrong, malfunctioning.
- In the example corpus, amiss often appears in combinations such as: was amiss, is amiss, something amiss.
Context around Amiss
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Amiss
- In this selection, "amiss" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, something, seemed, went, especially, stretches and particularly stand out and add context to how "amiss" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include something is amiss and anything was amiss. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "amiss" sits close to words such as abrogation, agnew and airman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with amiss
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Again, in the kitchen, something seemed amiss. (7 words)
But the sense of “kinship” she feels with Amiss stretches beyond geography. (12 words)
Returning from Eugene Oregon to California at 2pm on a Monday, nothing seemed amiss. (14 words)
A small development wouldn’t go amiss, a large one would be very difficult because the infrastructure, doctors, drainage - it’s at capacity at the moment and it would need a lot of things like that put in place before houses are built. (43 words)
And it's a good film to watch if you feel like there was something amiss about your own wedding because it'll make you realize there were so, so many more ways things could've gone wrong. (38 words)
During the trial the plaintiffs presented substantial evidence showing that anyone paying attention would have noticed something was quite amiss in Coffee County, and that should have triggered an investigation by Raffensperger’s office, but didn’t. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Admittedly, this kind of work must get boring sometimes for some of the drivers but surely a smile or pleasantry won't go amiss, especially for your passengers.
But the sense of “kinship” she feels with Amiss stretches beyond geography.
If players are given a role in resolving this conflict, it wouldn’t be amiss to look at strategy games for a fun gameplay twist.
If there is something amiss about the customers' behaviour, financial institutions are required to notify the Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office.
Immersive mods never go amiss, particularly with Vampirism, and Vampire No Sun Damage does precisely that.
Returning from Eugene Oregon to California at 2pm on a Monday, nothing seemed amiss.
She had suspected something was amiss, though, because when the hospital received the second set of results, they called her to go in, although they had already given her a date on which to return.
Thinking that something was amiss, the sister-in-law contacted the Police at the Mahaica Police Station and explained the situation.
Will Sutherland's late run out chance went amiss as he tried to kick down the stumps.
Again, in the kitchen, something seemed amiss.
And it's a good film to watch if you feel like there was something amiss about your own wedding because it'll make you realize there were so, so many more ways things could've gone wrong.
An exchange of messages shows the Facebook user reassuring the mum that nothing is amiss, even sharing "caravan insurance documents" and denying being scammers.
A small development wouldn’t go amiss, a large one would be very difficult because the infrastructure, doctors, drainage - it’s at capacity at the moment and it would need a lot of things like that put in place before houses are built.
As soon as they touch down on the island, it’s apparent that something is amiss.
During the trial the plaintiffs presented substantial evidence showing that anyone paying attention would have noticed something was quite amiss in Coffee County, and that should have triggered an investigation by Raffensperger’s office, but didn’t.
Herbert was caught off guard by the news that his coach had left the sideline — or that anything was amiss.
However, Steven Spielberg passed on directing, handing the reins to James Mangold — a smart choice and able filmmaker given his history with However, something went amiss.
In the poster he is beating a goon and his angst avatar makes us believe that something is amiss.
It wasn’t any one thing, and she said it’s hard to pinpoint what was amiss.
Jye Amiss kicked his team's first goal of Saturday's match, but the spearhead missed some gettable chances after that on the way to 1.3.
Common combinations with amiss
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- was amiss 17×
- is amiss 17×
- something amiss 8×
- be amiss 7×
- go amiss 6×
- amiss in 5×
- amiss with 4×
- amiss when 4×
- amiss to 3×
- seemed amiss 3×