incorrectly

adverb

Definition of incorrectlynext
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

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of incorrectly Many Montanans who were financially eligible lost Medicaid coverage for technical reasons, such as incorrectly filling out paperwork — roughly 87,000, according to state data from two years ago. — Aaron Bolton, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 An earlier version of this story incorrectly named the horse ridden by Avery Kucan. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to a higher ranking. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026 When done incorrectly, this important piece of bedding can quickly become a bulky mess. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026 The family is worried that her immigration records may incorrectly say she was born in Haiti, Marie Prosper said. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 The book incorrectly identifies Morgan as editor of the Daily Mirror when photographs of Diana exercising at a gym were published by the Mirror Group in November 1993. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026 Muse incorrectly responds that such an action isn’t possible. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026 Progress toward that goal faltered in 2023 when the state learned that its proposal to tap federal funds for a study on the Idaho-Utah route had been incorrectly submitted. — Rose Evans september 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrectly
  1. mistakenly
  2. erroneously
  3. inaccurately
  4. inappropriately
Adverb
  • That’s given enrollees little time to react, including to respond if the state was mistakenly ending their coverage.
    — Phil Galewitz, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The painting was mistakenly attributed to Carel Fabritius in 1904 by an American dealer and sold for $160 (equivalent to about $6,000 today).
    — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of mistakenly
Adverb
  • 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
Definition of erroneously
Adverb
  • In 2011, Kobach was fined $5,000 by the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission — KPDC’s precursor — for inaccurately reporting more than $75,000 in contributions and expenditures during the 2010 election.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Many lawyers have been caught citing fake cases in briefs or inaccurately describing real cases.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of inaccurately
Adverb
  • OpenAI’s artificial intelligence agents inappropriately accessed sites for the Departments of Commerce and Education.
    — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Amy Stilling Tanner claims her firing in April came in retaliation for sharing a surveillance video showing another employee acting inappropriately toward a student.
    — Eric Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of inappropriately

Browse Nearby Words

incorrect
incorrectly
incorrectness
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Incorrectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrectly. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of heterodox

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Words of the Week - Oct. 2

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary
See More

Popular

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
name tags
Words Named After People Quiz Find out who’s behind "leotard," "morphine," an...
See All