wrong-minded
Holding flawed beliefs
Wrong-minded describes someone whose thinking or beliefs are fundamentally misguided or based on faulty principles.
The term implies not just being mistaken but approaching matters with flawed judgment or values: a wrong-minded approach to criminal justice, wrong-minded policies that ignore basic economics.
It carries a tone of moral or intellectual disapproval.
Incorrectly understood or believed
- erroneousContaining factual mistakes
- misguidedBased on poor judgment
- misinformedGiven incorrect facts
- deludedWrongly convinced of falsehoods
misled · deceived · confused · misbelief · misconception · fallacious · flawed · unfounded
Unfairly favoring one side
- bigotedStubbornly intolerant of others
- intolerantRejecting differing beliefs
- prejudicedBiased against a group
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
partisan · one-sided · jaundiced · illiberal · parochial · chauvinistic · sectarian · dogmatic
Firmly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
willful · intransigent · unyielding · inflexible · unbending · obdurate · wrongheaded · perverse
mistaken
Incorrectly understood or believed
- erroneousContaining factual mistakes
- misguidedBased on poor judgment
- misinformedGiven incorrect facts
deluded · misled · deceived · confused · misbelief · misconception · fallacious · flawed · unfounded · misdirected
biased
Unfairly favoring one side
- bigotedStubbornly intolerant of others
- intolerantRejecting differing beliefs
- prejudicedBiased against a group
discriminatory · partisan · one-sided · jaundiced · illiberal · parochial · chauvinistic · sectarian · dogmatic · opinionated
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
headstrong · willful · intransigent · unyielding · inflexible · unbending · obdurate · wrongheaded · perverse · contrary
wrong-mindedright-minded
Having sound moral judgment
sensible · judicious · sound · reasonable · wise
wrong-mindedright-minded
Having sound moral judgment
right-thinking · virtuous · principled · upright · righteous
wrong, wrongly, wrongness, wrongful, wrongfully, wronged, wronging, wrongs, wronger