wrong-headed
Obstinately holding errors
Wrong-headed describes someone whose thinking is stubbornly misguided—not merely mistaken but persistently so despite evidence or reason.
A wrong-headed policy or wrong-headed approach proceeds from flawed premises its advocates refuse to abandon.
The word carries a note of exasperation: His wrong-headed insistence on cutting costs delayed the project by months.
Showing poor judgment
- ill-conceivedBadly thought out
- harebrainedRecklessly stupid or impractical
- asinineExtremely foolish or stupid
- idioticExtremely lacking intelligence
nonsensical · absurd · preposterous · ludicrous · fatuous · inane · daft · ridiculous
Contrary to valid reasoning
- unreasonableNot guided by reason
- unsoundWeak or flawed
- fallaciousContaining faulty reasoning
- unfoundedWithout factual support
baseless · specious · erroneous · flawed · faulty · unjustifiable · incoherent · muddled
Refusing to change course
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
obdurate · intransigent · unyielding · inflexible · unbending · uncompromising · adamant · dogged
ill-advised
Showing poor judgment
- ill-conceivedBadly thought out
- harebrainedRecklessly stupid or impractical
- asinineExtremely foolish or stupid
idiotic · nonsensical · absurd · preposterous · ludicrous · fatuous · inane · daft · ridiculous · senseless
illogical
Contrary to valid reasoning
- unreasonableNot guided by reason
- unsoundWeak or flawed
- fallaciousContaining faulty reasoning
unfounded · baseless · specious · erroneous · flawed · faulty · unjustifiable · incoherent · muddled · confused
stubborn
Refusing to change course
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
willful · obdurate · intransigent · unyielding · inflexible · unbending · uncompromising · adamant · dogged · pertinacious
wrong-headedright-minded
Having sound moral judgment
sound · wise · sensible · judicious · reasonable
wrong-headedopen-minded
Receptive to different ideas
receptive · flexible · amenable · broad-minded · fair-minded