incorrect
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
an incorrect calculation
Related & opposite
- inaccurate also see
- improper also see
- false also see
- correct antonym
- correctness attribute
- incorrectness derivation
- incorrectness derivation
- erroneous similar to
- fallacious similar to
- false similar to
Sense 2 adjective
not in accord with established usage or procedure
the wrong medicine
Related & opposite
- improper similar to
Sense 3 adjective
(of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles
Related & opposite
- ungrammatical similar to
Sense 4 adjective
characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
he submitted a faulty report
Related & opposite
- mistake derivation
- defectiveness derivation
- inaccurate similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | inaccurate |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | improper |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | false |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | correct |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | correctness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | incorrectness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | incorrectness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | erroneous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | fallacious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | false |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | improper |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | ungrammatical |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mistake |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | defectiveness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | inaccurate |