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

The system, which scans a barcode on the ballot, incorrectly flagged some ballots as wrong, preventing voters from checking in until the issue was resolved. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Wright was removed from the ballot two weeks ago by Broward Circuit Judge Michael Robinson, who determined that Wright incorrectly filled out qualifying forms by listing himself as his campaign’s deputy treasurer. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

These include a faster editing system that allows users to correct incorrectly decoded text and a lock-screen feature that enables speech communication without first unlocking the phone. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that DoorDash's profit and revenue for the latest quarter missed analysts' expectations. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

The story also incorrectly described the status of a bill allowing women to get a divorce while pregnant. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

In May 2026, Musk said that US military suicide drones set up by a contractor incorrectly used Starlink instead of Starshield. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

Other, mostly Republican states have used SAVE to conduct voter roll maintenance, although some, like Arizona, have run into legal challenges after incorrectly flagging eligible voters. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

More than this though, in scientific research, committing a Type 1 error — incorrectly believing there is sufficient evidence for a new claim when the claim is actually wrong — does not reflect poorly on the quality of the science done. — Mark Louie F. Ramos, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026