Synonyms for amiss

Adjective

1. amiss(predicate), awry(predicate), haywire, wrong(predicate), malfunctioning (vs. functioning), nonfunctional
usage: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"

Adverb

1. awry, amiss
usage: away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
2. amiss
usage: in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly"
3. imperfectly, amiss
usage: in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen
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