as in uneven
inclined or twisted to one side
the shutters that still remained on the run-down old house were all awry
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as in wrong
off the desired or intended path or course
their plans for an outdoor wedding went awry when they got a freak hailstorm the night before
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Recent Examples of awry
Liz Knueven, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
On March 9, two young climbers from Santa Rosa, California, were rescued after their expedition to the summit went awry.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
The family of the Georgia teacher who was killed when a student prank went awry wants the criminal charges against the teens dropped, according to multiple reports.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Or the sight of an evil Jerry robot, puppeted by the consciousness of a tyrannical butterfly (Dave Franco), scampering, insect-like, around the fiery maelstrom of a rally gone awry.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
But there’s always the possibility your trip could go awry.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
On March 9, two young climbers from Santa Rosa, California, were rescued after their expedition to the summit went awry.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
The family of the Georgia teacher who was killed when a student prank went awry wants the criminal charges against the teens dropped, according to multiple reports.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Or the sight of an evil Jerry robot, puppeted by the consciousness of a tyrannical butterfly (Dave Franco), scampering, insect-like, around the fiery maelstrom of a rally gone awry.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awry
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Everything—from the squat, one-story structure to the station wagon parked outside—had been coated in the same uneven layer of white paint, as if someone had tried, hurriedly, to erase it from the landscape.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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However, adoption remains uneven across sectors, reflecting differences in digital readiness and creating varied credit implications.—
Lee Ying Shan,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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The audit, though, called out the risky approach to that mission, noting the agency has no plan in place for a rescue if something were to go wrong on the flight.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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While the initial explanation from the Padres was that King slept wrong, doctors told him the nerve got stretched too much over time and essentially shut off for a while.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Escalade also offers a large head up display and a tilted control panel to provide quick access to climate and other functions.—
Scotty Reiss,
Parents,
24 Feb. 2026
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Naturally, Uranus' tilted rotation has a part to play in how auroral activity manifests on the planet.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Better inside than outside There is a growing bipartisan consensus that Mullin will replace Noem, who badly mismanaged her portfolio.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Molliver said Liam is back in his suburban Minneapolis school, but that he and his father were badly shaken by their time in detention.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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Until then, smuggling weed had been a grand adventure, an escape from a society that had just thrown Prager’s generation into a meat grinder in Vietnam, a repudiation of the crooked politicians and backward preachers and greedy capitalists who were running the world.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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For the most part, this lineup, chock full of All-Stars and Hall of Famers, has struggled to put up crooked numbers.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Although the injury forced Suzuki out of the game in the first inning of their 8-5 elimination loss to Venezuela, he was thrilled getting to play in the WBC after an oblique injury forced him to withdraw from the 2023 tournament shortly before play began.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Bergert and Falter have seen extended opportunities this spring — due to the World Baseball Classic — and Kolek is dealing with a left oblique strain.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Awry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awry. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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