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

News Channel 5 similarly reported that she was erroneously given potassium in place of numbing medication. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

States are also setting up systems that may not adequately track pregnant and postpartum enrollees who should be exempt from the law’s new work requirements, erroneously dropping them from coverage, Burak’s report said. — Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

In remarks during the Oval Office signing, Trump repeatedly -- and erroneously -- linked the vaccine to autism without evidence. — Quinn Scanlan, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

School district officials have said tax dollars were erroneously used not for an ad, but for another School Board member’s ticket to the Democratic event. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

The president also has deflected criticism of their impact on consumer prices by claiming erroneously that foreigners pay for them. — Kent Jones, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

Jimmy Coe, for example, said in an email to the larger airport that during his visit to Orlando in 2022, his taxi driver erroneously drove him to the Orlando airport instead of the Sanford airport where his Allegiant flight was departing. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Police also dispelled misinformation that had been circulating online about the suspect’s identity, saying that some social media posts had erroneously identified a different individual as the suspect. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 3 Aug. 2026

Toddler declared dead, then found alive hours later The case drew national attention after it was revealed the toddler had been erroneously declared dead at the hospital following the near-drowning. — Jose R. Gonzalez, USA Today, 30 July 2026