wrong-headedly
With pigheaded error
Wrong-headedly describes doing something in a stubborn, misguided way—persisting in error despite evidence or reason.
The adverb emphasizes not just being mistaken but being obstinately so: He wrong-headedly insisted on taking the mountain road despite warnings about the storm.
In an unyielding manner
- pigheadedlyWith stubborn inflexibility
- bullheadedlyWith stubborn refusal to yield
- mulishlyWith stubborn refusal
- doggedlyWith obstinate persistence
tenaciously · inflexibly · unyieldingly · adamantly · intransigently · implacably · immovably · uncompromisingly
Lacking good judgment
- imprudentlyWithout good judgment
- ill-advisedlyWithout sound judgment
- senselesslyWithout rational purpose
- thoughtlesslyWithout care or reflection
recklessly · shortsightedly · injudiciously · irresponsibly · carelessly · rashly · heedlessly · incautiously
In a faulty manner
- mistakenlyIn an incorrect manner
- falselyContrary to fact
- incorrectlyIn a mistaken way
- fallaciouslyIn an illogical manner
narrow-mindedly · blindly · ignorantly · unjustifiably · baselessly · groundlessly · unwarrantedly · invalidly
obstinately
In an unyielding manner
- pigheadedlyWith stubborn inflexibility
- bullheadedlyWith stubborn refusal to yield
- mulishlyWith stubborn refusal
doggedly · tenaciously · inflexibly · unyieldingly · adamantly · intransigently · implacably · immovably · uncompromisingly · obdurately
unwisely
Lacking good judgment
- imprudentlyWithout good judgment
- ill-advisedlyWithout sound judgment
- senselesslyWithout rational purpose
thoughtlessly · recklessly · shortsightedly · injudiciously · irresponsibly · carelessly · rashly · heedlessly · incautiously · impulsively
erroneously
In a faulty manner
- mistakenlyIn an incorrect manner
- falselyContrary to fact
- incorrectlyIn a mistaken way
fallaciously · narrow-mindedly · blindly · ignorantly · unjustifiably · baselessly · groundlessly · unwarrantedly · invalidly · unsoundly
wrong-headedlysensibly
In a reasonable manner
reasonably · wisely · rationally · logically · judiciously
wrong-headedlyopen-mindedly
With willingness to consider
receptively · reasonably · flexibly · with an open mind · thoughtfully
wrong-headedlywisely
With good judgment
rightly · correctly · sagely · sagaciously · perceptively
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