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
April 23, 2026An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that Tilson Thomas was survived by his husband, Joshua Robison.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Weeks before Jason gushed over Kylie on Tuesday's panel, the Not Gonna Lie host hilariously revealed that the former NFL star spells one of their daughter's names incorrectly.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
The appellate judges found Cook County Judge Barbara Dawkins incorrectly denied a motion last year filed by several Chicago media outlets to lift a protective order on the footage.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Mulching is easy to do but people often apply it incorrectly around trees and shrubs.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
The gaming platform will use behavioral monitoring to identify users who were aged incorrectly and monitor activity to prevent users from lying about their age, Ford added.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the opening year of North County Fair.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
According to the recall notice, if the decoration's wires are connected incorrectly, the current-limiting resistor can overheat, posing a burn hazard.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
An earlier version incorrectly stated that Clayface will open in April.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Weeks before Jason gushed over Kylie on Tuesday's panel, the Not Gonna Lie host hilariously revealed that the former NFL star spells one of their daughter's names incorrectly.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
The appellate judges found Cook County Judge Barbara Dawkins incorrectly denied a motion last year filed by several Chicago media outlets to lift a protective order on the footage.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Mulching is easy to do but people often apply it incorrectly around trees and shrubs.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
The gaming platform will use behavioral monitoring to identify users who were aged incorrectly and monitor activity to prevent users from lying about their age, Ford added.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the opening year of North County Fair.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
According to the recall notice, if the decoration's wires are connected incorrectly, the current-limiting resistor can overheat, posing a burn hazard.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
An earlier version incorrectly stated that Clayface will open in April.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrectly
Adverb
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In an update, Denver police said the incident started when an older man mistakenly drove onto the RTD train tracks toward the station.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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In July 2024, the state’s high court unanimously ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and determined a lower court mistakenly decided that the legislature did not violate residents’ constitutional rights.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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That forecast, Braun said, erroneously based on tariff impacts, has changed for the better.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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His attorney accused the child actors’ parents of seeking financial gain and erroneously blaming Busfield when the boys weren’t brought back for the final season of the show.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In 2024, Abbott recalled several lots of Libre 3 sensors due to inaccurately high readings.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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Trump was inaccurately describing federal data.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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But Isaacman did not directly respond to claims that NASA acted inappropriately.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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According to the investigation, the alleged victim, who was nine-years-old at the time, claimed Duggar inappropriately touched her genitals and her thighs.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Incorrectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrectly. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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