as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
she inappropriately referred to my chaperone as my father, and not as my stepfather
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Recent Examples of inappropriately
The charges stemmed from the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ethics’ 2020 finding that Tran inappropriately used his Senate staff to conduct campaign activities.
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State House News Service, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Social media erupted with criticism, accusing the outlet of reacting inappropriately to the tragedy.
—Amanda Castro
gabe Whisnant
anna Commander
toby Meyjes
shane Croucher
john Feng
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The third victim, Nayci said, was in the pool when Ramos-Aviles first touched her inappropriately.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Garzon did not listen as the woman again told him to stop, pulled her pants down and touched her inappropriately, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The Australian actor sued The Daily Telegraph and journalist Jonathon Moran for claiming the actor had behaved inappropriately toward Eryn Jean Norvill, his castmate in a 2015-2016 production of King Lear by the Sydney Theatre Company.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
How can institutions develop better training and awareness tools so that older people who trust AI avoid trusting it too much or inappropriately using AI to make important decisions without understanding the risks?
—Robin Brewer, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2025
The case began in 2022 when a child disclosed to a family member that Williams had been showing them pornography and forcing them to touch him inappropriately for the last three years.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
Had someone been rifling through the mail, or was someone inside the tax office sharing information about delinquencies inappropriately?
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
State House News Service, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Social media erupted with criticism, accusing the outlet of reacting inappropriately to the tragedy.
—Amanda Castro
gabe Whisnant
anna Commander
toby Meyjes
shane Croucher
john Feng
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The third victim, Nayci said, was in the pool when Ramos-Aviles first touched her inappropriately.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Garzon did not listen as the woman again told him to stop, pulled her pants down and touched her inappropriately, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The Australian actor sued The Daily Telegraph and journalist Jonathon Moran for claiming the actor had behaved inappropriately toward Eryn Jean Norvill, his castmate in a 2015-2016 production of King Lear by the Sydney Theatre Company.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
How can institutions develop better training and awareness tools so that older people who trust AI avoid trusting it too much or inappropriately using AI to make important decisions without understanding the risks?
—Robin Brewer, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2025
The case began in 2022 when a child disclosed to a family member that Williams had been showing them pornography and forcing them to touch him inappropriately for the last three years.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
Had someone been rifling through the mail, or was someone inside the tax office sharing information about delinquencies inappropriately?
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inappropriately
Adverb
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Biologists attempting to diagnose a wild moose based on the visible clinical signs alone could easily confuse these two parasites and incorrectly conclude which parasite may have caused the disease.—
Jessie Richards,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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The department’s computer dispatch system incorrectly auto-populated the address of the caller’s home, prompting officers to respond to the neighbor’s house, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Following the shooting at a Utah university, 4chan mistakenly identified Skye Valadez as the gunman who killed Kirk, who leaves behind a wife and two young children.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many leaders mistakenly assume blockchain transactions are private and end-to-end encrypted, when the opposite is true.—
Josh Hawkins,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Some content creators on platforms including YouTube and TikTok mentioned Dahle’s plea agreement in videos, but also erroneously pointed to the judge as the source of the agreement.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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While beauty is generally associated erroneously with external physical factors, a balanced state of mind and a healthy body play a huge part in imparting the necessary boost that the body needs to shine and glow.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Almost instantaneously, headlines inaccurately stating that Europe had banned all gel manicures popped up, quickly followed by fact-free fearmongering on social media.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
3 Sep. 2025
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Misclassifying an apprentice on the Paseo West-area Jazz Hill Homes project and inaccurately certifying payroll documents.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Inappropriately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inappropriately. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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