as in mistakenly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
you incorrectly identified the part of speech of one of the words in the sentence
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Recent Examples of incorrectly
The unanimous decision from a three-judge appeals panel upheld Peter’s conviction but found the lower court had incorrectly sentenced her and infringed on her freedom of speech.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
The back-of-house hose was found incorrectly attached with no backflow preventor or air gap, causing potential dirty water to come back up from the sink.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Klarna had laid off workers whose jobs could be performed by AI.
—Gary Marcus, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Although the word cashmere is sometimes incorrectly applied to extremely soft wools, only the product of the cashmere goat is true cashmere.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
That pitch was the second in the at-bat that the Orioles correctly overturned, with catcher Adley Rutschman also correctly identifying a pitch called incorrectly by home plate umpire Chris Segal.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
And, claiming a child as a dependent incorrectly can require a person to repay the credit, plus interest and even a penalty.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The company initially got the go ahead from the city’s development services department in November 2025, however, that permission was revoked soon after questions from neighbors revealed the city staffers had incorrectly interpreted the site’s land use rules.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
However, cage announcer Bruce Buffer caused confusion by reading the scores incorrectly, announcing totals that favored Fortune’s opponent.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
The back-of-house hose was found incorrectly attached with no backflow preventor or air gap, causing potential dirty water to come back up from the sink.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Klarna had laid off workers whose jobs could be performed by AI.
—Gary Marcus, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Although the word cashmere is sometimes incorrectly applied to extremely soft wools, only the product of the cashmere goat is true cashmere.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
That pitch was the second in the at-bat that the Orioles correctly overturned, with catcher Adley Rutschman also correctly identifying a pitch called incorrectly by home plate umpire Chris Segal.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
And, claiming a child as a dependent incorrectly can require a person to repay the credit, plus interest and even a penalty.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The company initially got the go ahead from the city’s development services department in November 2025, however, that permission was revoked soon after questions from neighbors revealed the city staffers had incorrectly interpreted the site’s land use rules.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
However, cage announcer Bruce Buffer caused confusion by reading the scores incorrectly, announcing totals that favored Fortune’s opponent.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrectly
Adverb
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Three American fighter jets were mistakenly downed by friendly Kuwaiti fire in the first days of the conflict in the midst of an Iranian air assault.—
Aamer Madhani,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The calamity in the Atlanta race quickly drew comparisons to other errors, where leaders have mistakenly followed lead cars exiting the race course shortly before the finish.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Pitch reported in 2003 that the state had affirmed that King’s record was clean, and the charges were erroneously linked to his name.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright erroneously posted — and then deleted — a message that the US Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the strait near Iran, only for the White House to concede no operation had occurred.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In 2024, Abbott recalled several lots of Libre 3 sensors due to inaccurately high readings.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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Trump was inaccurately describing federal data.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The documents indicate he was suspended for multiple weeks early in his career for things like excessive force, coming to work late, failure to report for duty and firing a gun inappropriately.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Pope has been criticized by sanctimonious warmongers for being inappropriately religious.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Incorrectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrectly. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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