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The synonyms of “Awry” are: amiss, haywire, wrong, askew, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky, not right, crooked, uneven, asymmetrical, to one side, skewed, skew, misaligned
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “awry” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| amiss | Not functioning properly. Something is amiss. |
| askew | Not in a straight or level position. Her hat was slightly askew. |
| asymmetrical | Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components. The asymmetrical relationship between a landlord and a tenant. |
| cockeyed | Turned or twisted toward one side- G.K.Chesterton. Cockeyed camera angles. |
| crooked | Having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned. Crooked teeth. |
| haywire | Erratic; out of control. Has gone completely haywire. |
| lopsided | With one side lower or smaller than the other. A lopsided grin. |
| misaligned | Having an incorrect position or alignment. Misaligned headlights. |
| not right | Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right. |
| skew | Neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line askew crooked. The picture was skew. |
| skew-whiff | Turned or twisted toward one side- G.K.Chesterton. |
| skewed | Having an oblique or slanting direction or position. |
| to one side | Of the same kind or quality. |
| uneven | Not divisible by two. Uneven spacing. |
| wonky | Not straight; crooked or askew. You have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth. |
| wrong | Based on or acting or judging in error. Something is wrong with the engine. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “awry” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
| amiss | Wrongly or inappropriately. Something went badly amiss in the preparations. |
| askew | Turned or twisted to one side. Rugs lying askew. |
| skew-whiff | Turned or twisted to one side. |
| amiss | Not functioning properly. There was something amiss about his calculations. |
| askew | Turned or twisted to one side. The judging was a bit askew. |
| asymmetric | Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components. |
| asymmetrical | Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components. The church has an asymmetrical plan with an aisle only on one side. |
| blunder | Move clumsily or as if unable to see. He knew he d blundered. |
| clanger | An absurd or embarrassing blunder. He dropped a clanger. |
| crooked | Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place. A dress with a crooked hemline. |
| curve | Curved segment of a road or river or railroad track etc. The vehicle rounded a curve. |
| defect | An imperfection in a bodily system. Genetic defects. |
| err | Be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake. He has erred and strayed as many of us have. |
| errant | Uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable. That same lady errant. |
| faulty | Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules. Faulty logic. |
| flawed | Having a blemish or flaw. A flawed diamond. |
| gaffe | An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder. His comments are a major diplomatic gaffe. |
| glide | Make an unpowered flight either in a glider or in an aircraft with engine failure. Just within range for a straight glide home. |
| imperfect | The imperfect tense. Drainage here is imperfect. |
| imperfectly | In an imperfect or faulty way. MPs represent however imperfectly the democratic will of their electors. |
| inaccurate | Not exact. A forecast that proved wildly inaccurate. |
| irregular | A member of an irregular military force. His strong irregular features. |
| lopsided | Turned or twisted toward one side- G.K.Chesterton. A lopsided grin. |
| misguide | Give bad advice to. A long survey that can only baffle and misguide the general reader. |
| mistake | To make a mistake or be incorrect. Make no mistake about his intentions. |
| misunderstanding | An understanding of something that is not correct. There must have been some kind of misunderstanding. |
| oversight | An unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something. Was the mistake due to oversight. |
| slip | A reduction in the movement of a pulley or other mechanism due to slipping of the belt rope etc. A withdrawal slip. |
| solecism | A breach of good manners; an instance of incorrect behaviour. |
| suspiciously | In a way that arouses suspicion or distrust. What s going on I asked suspiciously. |
| twist | An act of twisting something around a stationary point. The path twisted through the forest. |
| typo | A typographical error. |
| wrong | Treat unjustly do wrong to. It is wrong to think that way. |
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