The opposite of right is wrong. Use this word when there is an error, a mistake, a misjudgment, a moral failing, or someone just screwed up.
Your answer is wrong.
That’s wrong.
It’s not right. It’s wrong.
Antonio got ten wrong on the test.
Do you know how to fix what’s wrong?
We were all wrong about Roger. He’s actually a good guy.
You were wrong to do that.
What’s happening to the people of Syria is wrong.
Do those people know the difference between right and wrong?
I made a wrong turn and got lost.
You’re in the wrong seat. You should be sitting over there.
This is the wrong location.
He picked the wrong person to mess around with.
Janice hangs around the wrong people. (bad people)
Joe got up on the wrong side of the bed today. (This is an expression. It means that his day got off to a bad start and he’s in a bad mood.)
Two wrongs don’t make a right. (This is an expression. It means that you can’t correct a situation that’s wrong by doing something that is equally wrong.)
