Awry — synonyms, definition

1. awry (o)

amiss badly wrong

2. awry (a)

amiss askance askew badly bent contorted crinkled crippled crooked curved deformed diagonal disfigured distorted erratic gnarled lopsided oblique skew twisted • • •

3. awry (Adjective)

cockeyed haywire skew-whiff wonky

awry (Adjective) — Turned or twisted toward one side. ex. "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"

awry (Adjective) — Not functioning properly. ex. "something is awry"

4. awry (Adverb)

awry (Adverb) — Away from the correct or expected course. ex. "something has gone awry in our plans"

awry (Adverb) — Turned or twisted to one side. ex. "with his necktie twisted awry"