Synonyms of incorrectly

incorrectly

adverb

as in mistakenly

in a mistaken or inappropriate way

you incorrectly identified the part of speech of one of the words in the sentence

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incorrectly

Correction, July 14 The original version of this story incorrectly described Rock's place of residence. — Kara Nesvig, Time, 14 July 2026

Ordinarily, fans would presume mistaken identity would apply if the yellow card had been incorrectly shown to a player other than Paredes. — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Litchfield’s most exuberant inmate, Taystee is deeply impacted by the death of her best friend, Poussey, who was being restrained incorrectly by a prison guard. — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026

Treating them incorrectly could just result in darker smudges or streaks. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026

After the first test returned a result of zero, Murphy realized that his assistant had connected all of the sensors incorrectly. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026

Common slip-ups in Japan include talking loudly in public, tipping, and using chopsticks incorrectly. — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026

In 1785, astronomer William Herschel set about mapping our galaxy, correctly determining the disk-like shape of the Milky Way but incorrectly placing the solar system at its heart. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2026

An earlier version of this story incorrectly described ongoing changes at Nashville international Airport. — Joel Rose, NPR, 1 July 2026