dead wrong
Totally off base
Dead wrong means completely and unquestionably mistaken—wrong without qualification or room for doubt.
The intensifier dead emphasizes totality, as in dead center or dead stop.
I was dead wrong about her intentions.
If you think this will blow over, you're dead wrong.
Incorrectly understood or believed
- incorrectNot accurate or true
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- erroneousContaining factual mistakes
- falseNot matching reality
untrue · flawed · faulty · misguided · misinformed · misconceived · off-base · off-target
In truth, not supposedly
- in factEmphasizing what's true
- on the contraryIntroducing an opposing viewpoint
- far from itEmphatic denial of assumption
- not even closeExtremely inaccurate assessment
think again · misjudged · miscalculated · misread · misunderstood · missed the mark · way off
To the fullest extent
- totallyTo the full extent
- utterlyTo the fullest extent
- absolutelyCompletely, without exception
- entirelyTo the full extent
wholly · thoroughly · categorically · unequivocally · flat-out · 100% · plainly · clearly
mistaken
Incorrectly understood or believed
- incorrectNot accurate or true
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- erroneousContaining factual mistakes
false · untrue · flawed · faulty · misguided · misinformed · misconceived · off-base · off-target · wide of the mark
actually
In truth, not supposedly
- in factEmphasizing what's true
- on the contraryIntroducing an opposing viewpoint
- far from itEmphatic denial of assumption
not even close · think again · misjudged · miscalculated · misread · misunderstood · missed the mark · way off
completely
To the fullest extent
- totallyTo the full extent
- utterlyTo the fullest extent
- absolutelyCompletely, without exception
entirely · wholly · thoroughly · categorically · unequivocally · flat-out · 100% · plainly · clearly · obviously
- death idiomskick the bucket, six feet under, deadbeat, deadpan, bought the farm
- Hyperbolea zillion, bazillion, gazillion, bajillion, zillion
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
- oopsoops, whoops, whoopsie, oopsie, woopsie