way off
Nowhere near correct
Way off means far from correct, accurate, or expected.
A guess that's way off misses the mark badly: Your estimate was way off—it cost three times that much.
It can also describe physical distance: The nearest gas station is way off.
The phrase emphasizes degree—not just wrong or far, but significantly so.
Contrary to fact
- incorrectNot accurate or true
- mistakenIncorrectly understood or believed
- erroneousContaining factual mistakes
- falseNot matching reality
inaccurate · untrue · imprecise · flawed · faulty · unsound · invalid · wide
At great distance
- remoteDistant or controller
- distantFar away or aloof
- farawayAt great distance
- outlyingDistant from center
far-flung · isolated · astray · lost · adrift · veering · deviated · misdirected
Wrongly convinced of falsehoods
- misinformedGiven incorrect facts
- misconceivedPoorly thought through
- misledCaused to believe falsely
- deceivedMisled into false belief
confused · misinterpreted · mistaken · naive · gullible · ill-advised · foolish · unreasonable
wrong
Contrary to fact
- incorrectNot accurate or true
- mistakenIncorrectly understood or believed
- erroneousContaining factual mistakes
false · inaccurate · untrue · imprecise · flawed · faulty · unsound · invalid · wide · amiss
far
At great distance
outlying · far-flung · isolated · astray · lost · adrift · veering · deviated · misdirected · strayed
deluded
Wrongly convinced of falsehoods
- misinformedGiven incorrect facts
- misconceivedPoorly thought through
- misledCaused to believe falsely
deceived · confused · misinterpreted · mistaken · naive · gullible · ill-advised · foolish · unreasonable · unfounded
- misunderstandingsmisunderstanding, misinterpretation, misconception, misreading, miscommunication
- ratingsA rating, rating, one star, five stars, rating scale
- oopsoops, whoops, whoopsie, oopsie, woopsie
way offspot on
Exactly right, informally
dead on · right on the money · on the nose · bang on · accurate
way offright here
At this location
right there · nearby · just around the corner · close by · imminent
way, off, away, wayward, wayfarer, waylay, offing, wayside, wayfaring