as in mistakenly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
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Recent Examples of incorrectly
But some predictions were off, like the supporting actress category, with neither Polymarket nor Kalshi predicting Oscar nominee Elle Fanning, while Polymarket bettors incorrectly projected Ariana Grande would get a nod,.
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Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The platform automatically adds guardrails to those accounts, and adults who were incorrectly flagged can lift those restrictions by submitting a photo for visual age verification.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Two perjury charges relate to incorrectly reporting the purchase price of vehicles to the DMV.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the gender of Tsvia Koi.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Users incorrectly flagged as under 18 can restore full access through age verification.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
In September, the talk-show host seemed to imply, incorrectly, that Kirk’s killer was a MAGA supporter.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Abraham responded confidently — and incorrectly.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member was the first Faithful to be banished on the new season of the award-winning Peacock reality series after being incorrectly pegged as a Traitor.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The platform automatically adds guardrails to those accounts, and adults who were incorrectly flagged can lift those restrictions by submitting a photo for visual age verification.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Two perjury charges relate to incorrectly reporting the purchase price of vehicles to the DMV.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the gender of Tsvia Koi.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Users incorrectly flagged as under 18 can restore full access through age verification.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
In September, the talk-show host seemed to imply, incorrectly, that Kirk’s killer was a MAGA supporter.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Abraham responded confidently — and incorrectly.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member was the first Faithful to be banished on the new season of the award-winning Peacock reality series after being incorrectly pegged as a Traitor.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrectly
Adverb
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Investigators found many of the crashes involved inattentive drivers, some of whom appeared to mistakenly assume the driver-assistance technology functioned as fully autonomous driving.—
Martina Di Licosa,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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While pulled from the broadcast in December, Alfonsi’s original story mistakenly became available online.—
David Bauder,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Providers need guidance and a process for recovering erroneously withheld amounts from the provider or the IRS.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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And huge doses of vitamin C (once erroneously thought to stave off colds) can stomach upset, diarrhoea and, in extreme cases, kidney stones.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
2 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Structural alpha occurs when the market inaccurately prices the change itself.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
4 Jan. 2026
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For example, Apple briefly turned off an AI feature that rewrote push notifications from news apps inaccurately (it’s since been turned back on by default).—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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In December 2024, Lively filed her complaint with the California Civil Rights Department claiming Baldoni behaved inappropriately on set and coordinated a PR campaign with a crisis firm in an attempt to destroy her reputation.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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And one detail everyone is fixating on is Brooklyn Beckham’s claim that his mom, Victoria Beckham, danced inappropriately with him during his wedding to Nicola Peltz.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
22 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Incorrectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrectly. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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