Ill and Wrong

Ill

Ill adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: such ill behavior will not be tolerated

Wrong is a synonym for ill in behaviour topic. In some cases you can use "Wrong" instead the word "Ill" as a noun or an adjective, when it comes to topics like misfortune, bad.

Nearby Word: illness

Wrong

Wrong adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: there is something wrong with this cake—it has a funny taste

Ill is a synonym for wrong. You can use "Ill" instead the word "Wrong" as a noun or an adjective.

How words are described

good good ill good wrong
particular particular ill particular wrong
common common ill common wrong
big big ill big wrong
Other adjectives: social.

Both words in one sentence

  • Pinball / Lethal Weapon 3 Wrong Wire: Subverted; hitting the wrong wire does not have any ill effects beyond an animated explosion.
  • Happens without a seat in the video for Asia's "Don't Cry", when one of the ill-fated explorers leans against the wrong wall and his wrists are trapped this way.
  • "Fantastic Voyage" Plot It just so happens that a superhero with metallic skin has fallen ill and, as his skin makes x-rays and injections impossible, the only way to find out what's wrong is to send Oliver inside him.
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