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 The result can be a company that AI fails to recognize, recognizes incorrectly or resolves in favor of a competitor. — Joseph Byrum, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The mayor’s office took that step after learning that citations were being incorrectly handed to vendors in MacArthur Park, a situation reported by LA Public Press. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Win a third straight championship and fans, incorrectly, will complain about competitive balance in baseball. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The appeals court also ruled that Venzer, the trial judge, incorrectly allowed the pastor’s testimony. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 Heard argued the secretary of state is incorrectly interpreting election law to bar replacement candidates from the ballot. — Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 22 Aug. 2026 Additionally, the plaintiffs say the Christian band has been incorrectly tagged in connection to various KPop Demon Hunters content. — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026 Kylese Perryman claims his rights were violated, saying investigators carelessly and incorrectly identified him as the man responsible for a violent felony. — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 One stark example here is that, historically, researchers often incorrectly painted autistic people as lacking empathy or even the ability to love. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrectly
  1. mistakenly
  2. erroneously
  3. inaccurately
  4. inappropriately
Adverb
  • The fatal shooting by police responding to a report of a possible break-in distinguishes Pysher’s death from several other instances in which residents have shot people who mistakenly showed up at their homes.
    — Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • When the group decided to move the party to a house nearby, Pysher walked there alone and mistakenly knocked on the wrong door.
    — Tom Hanson, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of mistakenly
Adverb
  • The certification for this device was granted erroneously and has been set aside by the FCC and removed from our public database.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The Internal Revenue Service decided many nonprofit NIL collectives were erroneously given charitable status.
    — James Pollard, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of erroneously
Adverb
  • The lobster fishing industry, based mostly in Maine, has pushed back, saying the claim inaccurately portrays it as a threat to whales and constitutes defamation that has caused economic harm.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • This discrepancy means standard evaluations may inaccurately portray an AI's safety and efficacy.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of inaccurately
Adverb
  • Before class started, and the teacher had not yet arrived, students may have been clowning around in the room, making jokes, playing pranks, or talking loudly and inappropriately.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Acosta-Gonzalez may have acted inappropriately with other athletes, police said.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of inappropriately

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“Incorrectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrectly. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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