Synonyms & related words for amiss

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of amiss — including awry, haywire, wrong, incorrect, improper, imperfectly. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to amiss

Explore words related to amiss — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include agley, malfunctioning, mistaken, improperness, wrongfulness, misdo, malapropos, sinistrous. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for amiss

Common synonyms for amiss include awry, haywire, wrong, incorrect, improper, imperfectly, askew, wrongly — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does amiss come from?

The word amiss breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root -miss, from Old English missan (“miss, fail”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.