ass-backwards
Totally mixed up
Ass-backwards means in completely wrong or reversed order, doing something in the most illogical way possible: They did the whole project ass-backwards.
Sometimes rendered as backwards-ass.
Without coherent meaning
- absurdWildly illogical
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- irrationalLacking sound judgment
- senselessLacking reason or awareness
counterintuitive · wrongheaded · misguided · foolish · harebrained · cockamamie · idiotic · boneheaded
Turned opposite way
- topsy-turvyInverted or disordered
- upside-downReversed in vertical orientation
- inside-outReversed so inner surface shows
- reversedFlipped to opposite orientation
contrary · opposite · retrograde · mixed-up · transposed · flip-flopped · cockeyed · bass-ackwards
Poorly executed, spoiled
- fumbledHandled awkwardly, dropped
- messed-upDisordered or damaged
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- ham-fistedLacking dexterity or subtlety
ham-handed · clumsy · inept · slapdash · slipshod · sloppy · haphazard · disorganized
nonsensical
Without coherent meaning
- absurdWildly illogical
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- irrationalLacking sound judgment
senseless · counterintuitive · wrongheaded · misguided · foolish · harebrained · cockamamie · idiotic · boneheaded · stupid
inverted
Turned opposite way
- topsy-turvyInverted or disordered
- upside-downReversed in vertical orientation
- inside-outReversed so inner surface shows
reversed · contrary · opposite · retrograde · mixed-up · transposed · flip-flopped · cockeyed · bass-ackwards
botched
Poorly executed, spoiled
- fumbledHandled awkwardly, dropped
- messed-upDisordered or damaged
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
ham-fisted · ham-handed · clumsy · inept · slapdash · slipshod · sloppy · haphazard · disorganized · chaotic
ass-backwardsin order
Arranged as intended
sequential · chronological · systematic · organized · step-by-step
ass-backwardscorrectly
In accurate manner
properly · logically · by the book · sensibly · rationally
ass-backwardsright
Morally proper or entitled
competently · skillfully · professionally · flawlessly · smoothly