Deviant and Wrong

Deviant

Deviant adjective - Departing from some accepted standard of what is normal.

Wrong and deviant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrong" instead an adjective "Deviant".

Nearby Words: deviate, deviation, deviance

Wrong

Wrong adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Deviant and wrong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deviant" instead an adjective "Wrong".

How words are described

common common deviant common wrong
moral moral deviant moral wrong

Both words in one sentence

  • Lezard Valeth from Valkyrie Profile was written to be as repulsive as possible, a sexually deviant stalker and violator of natural laws; like Harry Potter grown up terribly, terribly wrong.
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