Untoward
Untoward adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Usage example: tried to reason with the untoward child
Wrongheaded and untoward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrongheaded" instead an adjective "Untoward".
Wrongheaded
Wrongheaded adjective - Obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion.
Untoward and wrongheaded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Untoward" instead an adjective "Wrongheaded".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obstinate and untoward
- obstinate and wrongheaded
- unyielding and untoward
- unyielding and wrongheaded
- obstreperous and untoward
- obstreperous and wrongheaded
- restive and untoward
- restive and wrongheaded
- naughty and untoward
- naughty and wrongheaded
- wrong and untoward
- wrong and wrongheaded
- contrary and untoward
- contrary and wrongheaded
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Wrongheaded and Untoward. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/untoward/wrongheaded
Untoward & Wrongheaded. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/untoward/wrongheaded>.
Wrongheaded or Untoward. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/untoward/wrongheaded.
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