Need another word that means the same as “wonky”? Find 25 synonyms for “wonky” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Wonky” are: rickety, shaky, wobbly, askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff, crooked, skew, unsteady, unstable, rocky, malfunctioning, broken, damaged, defective, not working, in disrepair, out of order, out of commission, inoperative, unsound, unusable, useless
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wonky” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| askew | Turned or twisted toward one side- G.K.Chesterton. The plan went sadly askew. |
| awry | Turned or twisted toward one side- G.K.Chesterton. I got the impression that something was awry. |
| broken | Having been broken. He had a broken arm. |
| cockeyed | Absurd; impractical. That s a cockeyed idea. |
| crooked | Dishonest; illegal. Crooked country roads. |
| damaged | Being unjustly brought into disrepute. I won t buy damaged goods. |
| defective | Not working properly. I returned the appliance because it was defective. |
| in disrepair | Currently fashionable. |
| inoperative | Not working or taking effect. An inoperative law. |
| lopsided | With one side lower or smaller than the other. A lopsided grin. |
| malfunctioning | Not performing or able to perform its regular function. A malfunctioning valve. |
| not working | Serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity. |
| out of commission | Directed outward or serving to direct something outward. |
| out of order | No longer fashionable. |
| rickety | Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect. A rickety banking system. |
| rocky | Liable to rock. Older types of sash windows are a bit rocky. |
| shaky | Not safe or reliable; liable to fail or falter. She managed a shaky laugh. |
| 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. |
| unsound | Physically unsound or diseased. This line of argument is unsound. |
| unstable | Likely to change or fail; not firmly established. His rather unstable religious convictions. |
| unsteady | Liable to fall or shake; not steady in position. His deep voice was unsteady. |
| unusable | Not capable of being used. The steps were overgrown and unusable. |
| useless | Having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully. A piece of useless knowledge. |
| wobbly | (of a person) weak and unsteady from illness, tiredness, or anxiety. The car had a wobbly wheel. |
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