Explore Wrongheaded through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like wrong. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Wrongheaded in a sentence
Wrongheaded meaning
Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement.
Synonyms of Wrongheaded
Using Wrongheaded
- The main meaning on this page is: Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement.
- Useful related words include: wrong.
- In the example corpus, wrongheaded often appears in combinations such as: wrongheaded and, is wrongheaded.
Context around Wrongheaded
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wrongheaded
- In this selection, "wrongheaded" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, especially, disastrously, decidedly, understanding, campaign and ideas stand out and add context to how "wrongheaded" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a disastrously wrongheaded understanding of and approaches are wrongheaded and dangerous. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wrongheaded" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wrongheaded
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Both approaches are wrongheaded and dangerous. (6 words)
But this liberal argument is wrongheaded and absurd. (8 words)
But Sinema said that talking about impeaching Kavanaugh is wrongheaded. (10 words)
The problem was that he had a disastrously wrongheaded understanding of what doing right for the country would look like and was ineffectual in the extreme at a time when strength on the global stage was desperately needed. (38 words)
The Court’s approach can be criticized from many directions, but it is especially wrongheaded to call it “undemocratic,” since its main thrust is to leave as many decisions as possible in the hands of American voters. (37 words)
Like the grumpy giants Pope and Pagan in The Pilgrim’s Progress, they then scowl in their cave, denouncing others for betraying these wrongheaded and unachievable goals. (27 words)
Example sentences (10)
The Court’s approach can be criticized from many directions, but it is especially wrongheaded to call it “undemocratic,” since its main thrust is to leave as many decisions as possible in the hands of American voters.
The problem was that he had a disastrously wrongheaded understanding of what doing right for the country would look like and was ineffectual in the extreme at a time when strength on the global stage was desperately needed.
Both approaches are wrongheaded and dangerous.
I know they can be foolish, but they’re not wrongheaded in the way the Conservatives are.
But, truth is that those who beat the drum of war fail to take Nigeria’s unique attributes into consideration in their wrongheaded campaign.
And Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett has some decidedly wrongheaded ideas about health care.
But Sinema said that talking about impeaching Kavanaugh is wrongheaded.
But this liberal argument is wrongheaded and absurd.
Like the grumpy giants Pope and Pagan in The Pilgrim’s Progress, they then scowl in their cave, denouncing others for betraying these wrongheaded and unachievable goals.
More deeply, calls for technical saviours are essentially wrongheaded because they disregard the root cause of the problems: driver behaviour – specifically, aggression and inattention.
Common combinations with wrongheaded
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- wrongheaded and 3×
- is wrongheaded 2×