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
Cotten argued that the audit incorrectly claims that the department does not have a grasp of its budget.
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Dylan Lysen
may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Creators who believe their videos have been tagged as AI incorrectly can appeal, but not if the site marks an upload as AI for either of those reasons.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
YouTube creators who believe their content was incorrectly flagged as AI-generated can modify the disclosure status using the YouTube Studio tool.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 May 2026
Initial reports incorrectly indicated the vehicle had crashed into a ditch.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Of the nine judged incorrectly by the referee, only six were so clearly wrong that the VAR was expected to intervene.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Carnival’s ticket contract states that if a cruise fare is listed or advertised incorrectly because of an electronic, typographical, human or other error, the company may either ask the guest to pay the correct fare or cancel the cruise in exchange for a full refund.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
In fact, when blind-tasting Oregon Pinot Noir, many wine experts incorrectly think the wine was made in Burgundy.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 22 May 2026
OpenAI’s o1 model, the coverage incorrectly proclaimed, outperformed the reasoning of emergency physicians to diagnose triage complaints.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Dylan Lysen
may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Creators who believe their videos have been tagged as AI incorrectly can appeal, but not if the site marks an upload as AI for either of those reasons.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
YouTube creators who believe their content was incorrectly flagged as AI-generated can modify the disclosure status using the YouTube Studio tool.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 May 2026
Initial reports incorrectly indicated the vehicle had crashed into a ditch.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Of the nine judged incorrectly by the referee, only six were so clearly wrong that the VAR was expected to intervene.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Carnival’s ticket contract states that if a cruise fare is listed or advertised incorrectly because of an electronic, typographical, human or other error, the company may either ask the guest to pay the correct fare or cancel the cruise in exchange for a full refund.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
In fact, when blind-tasting Oregon Pinot Noir, many wine experts incorrectly think the wine was made in Burgundy.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 22 May 2026
OpenAI’s o1 model, the coverage incorrectly proclaimed, outperformed the reasoning of emergency physicians to diagnose triage complaints.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrectly
Adverb
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Yet, a recent discussion within the scientific community has mistakenly created a false narrative for the public.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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He was mistakenly substituted during Santos’ 3-0 defeat to Coritiba after the fourth official on the touchline displayed his number by accident — an error the referee wouldn’t reverse.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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The Sentinel discovered the development with Gavi’s license because her name was included erroneously at one point in the Bastien documents.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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It had been erroneously reported that Kelce would wear Hilfiger gear as part of his gameday tunnel walk.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Adverb
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Though Rogers is Christian, his story of transformation from weakling to hero certainly spoke to young Jewish boys and men, who were often inaccurately portrayed in the media and press as intellectually superior but physically inferior.—
Miriam Eve Mora,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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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
Adverb
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Argueta denies touching the girl inappropriately.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Zahrt first called the Department of Child and Family Services in 2018 when her then-7-year-old daughter began rubbing lotion on herself inappropriately, and claimed that was how her father instructed her to do so, Zahrt said in the Hulu series.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Incorrectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrectly. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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