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Synonyms for awry

Adjective

1. askew, awry(predicate), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff, crooked (vs. straight)
usage: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
2. amiss(predicate), awry(predicate), haywire, wrong(predicate), malfunctioning (vs. functioning), nonfunctional
usage: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"

Adverb

1. awry, amiss
usage: away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
2. askew, awry, skew-whiff
usage: turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry"
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