Synonyms of erroneously

erroneously

adverb

as in mistakenly

in a mistaken or inappropriate way

people erroneously believed that the disease was contagious

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistakenly
• incorrectly
• inaccurately
• inappropriately
• wrongly
• improperly
• unsuitably
• faultily
• inaptly
• inadequately
• misguidedly
• imperfectly
• insufficiently
• irrelevantly
• pointlessly
• extraneously
• senselessly
• unwisely
• meaninglessly
• amiss
• unsatisfactorily
• undesirably
• fallibly
• foolishly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• properly
• rightly
• correctly
• appropriately
• well
• aptly
• suitably
• fittingly
• right
• perfectly
• infallibly
• sensibly
• meaningfully
• sufficiently
• adequately
• pertinently
• satisfactorily
• acceptably
• wisely
• relevantly
• prudently
• germanely
• sagely

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of erroneously

The law is supposed to prevent mistakes that could erroneously purge eligible voters right before an election without giving voters time to correct errors. — Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

Fencebridge now denies that figure, stating that the comment was made erroneously, and the figure is closer to $24 million — $13 million for ammunition and $11 million for guns. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

In Arapahoe County, approximately 262,000 Arapahoe County voters received ballots that erroneously included Issue 7A, Clerk Joan Lopez said in a statement. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Later, campus administration clarified that their initial communication had been sent erroneously and the funds were being held temporarily for review. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Work to address the track-circuit issue — in which the signal system erroneously reports a train occupying a section of track — was underway. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

The officer was responding to a mental health crisis call, involving what was erroneously reported as fireworks but turned out to be gunfire, authorities said. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026

The certification for this device was granted erroneously and has been set aside by the FCC and removed from our public database. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026

The Internal Revenue Service decided many nonprofit NIL collectives were erroneously given charitable status. — James Pollard, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026