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

Reuters — The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets registered in the US were incorrectly installed and need to be fixed. — CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Senior engineering judgment—the ability to spot a bad architecture, understand why a system will fail under load, know when a business rule has been encoded incorrectly—has always been built through years of junior-level struggle. — Vaibhav Gujral, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Key Takeaways Dietary supplements may not work well and can cause unwanted side effects if taken incorrectly. — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 26 July 2026

So are the travel industry's evil bean counters trying to make money by incorrectly labeling you as a no-show? — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Guardrails, if installed incorrectly or poorly maintained, can kill, rather than save, motorists who crash into them. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

Most pre-retirees — 54% — incorrectly expect Medicare will cover all of their health expenses, according to Fidelity research. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Michigan's system has incorrectly directed people with disabilities into skimpier benefits that cover limited care or denied coverage completely, a KFF Health News investigation found. — Rachana Pradhan, NPR, 20 July 2026

Bonta’s office, along with the state fire marshal, is also challenging that oversight in court, arguing the lines that run through Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Kern counties were incorrectly reclassified as interstate pipelines. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026