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Mistaken, faulty, or in error

Inappropriate for a given situation or occasion

Lacking in accuracy or truth

Deserving censure or condemnation

Inadequate, substandard or, not satisfactory

Erratic or out of control in behavior or state

Not in the proper position

Very bad in standard, state or quality

In an inaccurate or mistaken manner

Deviating from the desired or intended path or course

Off course, or in a wrong or undesirable direction

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Adjective

Mistaken, faulty, or in error

wide of the mark

off the right track

out of commission

not as it should be

not functioning

non-functioning

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“I have spent thousands proving things are amiss in this county, and I found myself at a crossroads with nowhere to go.”

Adjective

Inappropriate for a given situation or occasion

lacking in propriety

disproportionate

beyond the pale

not good enough

out of character

not up to scratch

not good enough for

inappropriate to

not designed for

standing out a mile

sticking out a mile

like a fish out of water

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

unsophisticated

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

not quite the thing

uncomplimentary

not the done thing

lacking dignity

beneath one's dignity

out of its element

out of place with

out of character with

against the rules

low-down-and-dirty

contrary to the rules

discountenancing

dishonouring^UK

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“It would not be entirely amiss, for example, to extend the explanatory sequence of modern capitalism back to the Mesopotamian invention of the plow.”

Adjective

Lacking in accuracy or truth

without foundation

wide of the mark

unsubstantiated

open to question

out of commission

on the wrong track

inconsequential

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Adjective

Deserving censure or condemnation

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

caught red-handed

caught in the act

caught in flagrante

beyond the pale

beyond contempt

beneath contempt

stomach-turning

stomach-churning

unfavourable^UK

good-for-nothing

without justification

ill-favoured^UK

very disgusting

deserving blame

under-the-table

against the law

good-for-naught

highly improper

strictly for the birds

deserving of censure

not quite the done thing

of bad reputation

overextravagant

disproportionate

not up to scratch

less-than-stellar

not up to snuff

dissatisfactory

bargain-basement

near the knuckle

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Adjective

Inadequate, substandard or, not satisfactory

dissatisfactory

not good enough

not up to scratch

no great shakes

leaving a lot to be desired

a load of pants

not up to snuff

bargain-basement

leaving much to be desired

less-than-stellar

good-for-nothing

not up to standard

cheap and nasty

of poor quality

ill-favoured^UK

less than ideal

inconsequential

strictly for the birds

twopenny-halfpenny

foolish-looking

end-of-the-pier

scarcely credible

in short supply

beyond the pale

hard to believe

too little too late

hard to swallow

less than satisfactory

less than optimal

dishonorable^US

disadvantageous

undistinguished

dishonourable^UK

not up to expectations

bottom-of-barrel

not appropriate for

in poor condition

unprepossessing

difficult to believe

not all it's cracked up to be

unsubstantiated

not quite the done thing

won't hold water

self-contradictory

poverty-stricken

thrown together

down-at-the-heels

unsophisticated

unable to do something for toffee

knocked together

under the weather

beyond contempt

unfavourable^UK

underprivileged

gone to rack and ruin

very unpleasant

all the worse for wear

green about the gills

pieced together

ill-constructed

run-of-the-mill

middle-of-the-road

run-of-the-mine

fair-to-middling

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

of no consequence

nothing to write home about

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Adjective

Erratic or out of control in behavior or state

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

out of commission

not functioning properly

higgledy-piggledy

at sixes and sevens

every which way

not functioning

all over the shop

all over the place

utterly confused

all over the lot

all over the map

in need of repair

discombobulated

like a bomb's hit it

like a dog's breakfast

like a dog's dinner

non-functioning

on its last legs

not in working order

without law and order

insurrectionary

in total disarray

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Adjective

Not in the proper position

out of position

wrongly positioned

in the wrong position

Adjective

Being a sin

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

gone to the dogs

Mephistophelian

unconscientious

under-the-table

pleasure-seeking

against the law

double-crossing

beyond contempt

in the fast lane

good-for-nothing

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

deserving blame

lacking restraint

highly improper

pleasure-loving

untrammelled^UK

beyond the pale

beneath contempt

off straight and narrow

unauthorized^US

insurrectionary

caught red-handed

unauthorised^UK

caught in flagrante

caught in the act

under-the-counter

under the table

contrary to law

under the counter

in violation of law

against the rules

without law and order

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

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Adjective

Very bad in standard, state or quality

dissatisfactory

a load of pants

bargain-basement

not up to snuff

not up to scratch

good-for-nothing

leaving much to be desired

less-than-stellar

no great shakes

unable to do something for toffee

strictly for the birds

twopenny-halfpenny

thrown together

not up to standard

cheap and nasty

not good enough

end-of-the-pier

of poor quality

leaving a lot to be desired

unable to do something to save one's life

foolish-looking

counterproductive

undistinguished

lower in status

bottom-of-barrel

not up to expectations

lowest of the low

down-at-the-heels

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

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Adverb

In an inaccurate or mistaken manner

“An opportunity was given for redressing what was done amiss.”

Adverb

Deviating from the desired or intended path or course

“Something has gone terribly amiss in the functioning of our Republic.”

Adverb

Off course, or in a wrong or undesirable direction

wide of the mark

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