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

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Recent Examples of incorrectly 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 Others reacted to the post using letter emoji to spell out — incorrectly — a racial slur for Black people. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 My wife keeps insisting (incorrectly) on calling it a concert. — John Hodgman, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Cybersecurity protects systems against unauthorized access and manipulation, while functional safety protects people, equipment and the environment when systems fail or behave incorrectly. — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Davis incorrectly assumed the agreement protected him from speaking publicly about Shakur’s murder. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026 An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the FAA. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2026 Rumors circulated about Drake potentially being the dad of her baby earlier this week, as fans incorrectly connected him to Chanté’s maternity shoot at Toronto’s Casa Loma. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026 The story also incorrectly said Animal Care Services had requested $8 million for interim improvements. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrectly
  1. mistakenly
  2. erroneously
  3. inaccurately
  4. inappropriately
Adverb
  • Still, these costs sometimes get mistakenly passed on to the patient.
    — Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The state previously acknowledged that some people were mistakenly registered to vote through the DMV.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistakenly
Adverb
  • The law is supposed to prevent mistakes that could erroneously purge eligible voters right before an election without giving voters time to correct errors.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Fencebridge now denies that figure, stating that the comment was made erroneously, and the figure is closer to $24 million — $13 million for ammunition and $11 million for guns.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of erroneously
Adverb
  • Part of the Blue Island discourse was predicated on the language some Black artists sometimes use to express their frustration around their art being inaccurately labeled.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Keep in mind, though, that software often inaccurately depicts the actuation points of keyboards, albeit by amounts that are hard to notice, according to RTINGs’ testing).
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of inaccurately
Adverb
  • There is also evidence that psychopathy evidence is being inappropriately relied on in death penalty cases.
    — David DeMatteo, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In November 2005, church volunteer Scott Preston Moore entered sleeping quarters at night and inappropriately touched two teenage boys.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of inappropriately

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“Incorrectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrectly. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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