wrongheadedly
In pigheaded fashion
In a stubbornly misguided manner, persisting in error despite evidence or reason: She wrongheadedly insisted on taking the shortcut that added an hour to the trip.
The word implies not just being wrong but clinging to wrongness with conviction.
In an unyielding manner
- pigheadedlyWith stubborn inflexibility
- bullheadedlyWith stubborn refusal to yield
- mulishlyWith stubborn refusal
- doggedlyWith obstinate persistence
inflexibly · unyieldingly · adamantly · willfully · headstrongly · intransigently · perversely · obdurately
In an unwise manner
- mistakenlyIn an incorrect manner
- erroneouslyIn a faulty manner
- unwiselyLacking good judgment
- injudiciouslyWithout sound judgment
imprudently · ill-advisedly · confusedly · blindly · naively · ignorantly · simplistically · unsoundly
Beyond logical limits
- illogicallyContrary to valid reasoning
- senselesslyWithout rational purpose
- absurdlyIn nonsensical manner
- nonsensicallyWithout making sense
preposterously · ludicrously · incoherently · mindlessly · unthinkingly · groundlessly · unjustifiably · indefensibly
Without prior deliberation
- rashlyWithout careful thought
- carelesslyWithout due attention
- heedlesslyWithout paying attention
- thoughtlesslyWithout care or reflection
hastily · precipitously · impetuously · incautiously · indiscreetly · inadvisedly · shortsightedly · unthinkingly
obstinately
In an unyielding manner
- pigheadedlyWith stubborn inflexibility
- bullheadedlyWith stubborn refusal to yield
- mulishlyWith stubborn refusal
doggedly · inflexibly · unyieldingly · adamantly · willfully · headstrongly · intransigently · perversely · obdurately · tenaciously
foolishly
In an unwise manner
- mistakenlyIn an incorrect manner
- erroneouslyIn a faulty manner
- unwiselyLacking good judgment
injudiciously · imprudently · ill-advisedly · confusedly · blindly · naively · ignorantly · simplistically · unsoundly · fallaciously
unreasonably
Beyond logical limits
- illogicallyContrary to valid reasoning
- senselesslyWithout rational purpose
- absurdlyIn nonsensical manner
nonsensically · preposterously · ludicrously · incoherently · mindlessly · unthinkingly · groundlessly · unjustifiably · indefensibly
impulsively
Without prior deliberation
- rashlyWithout careful thought
- carelesslyWithout due attention
- heedlesslyWithout paying attention
thoughtlessly · hastily · precipitously · impetuously · incautiously · indiscreetly · inadvisedly · shortsightedly · unthinkingly
wrongheadedlyrightly
In correct fashion
correctly · soundly · wisely · sensibly · judiciously
wrongheadedlyopen-mindedly
With willingness to consider
receptively · reasonably · flexibly · thoughtfully · fair-mindedly