as in mistakenly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
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Recent Examples of incorrectly
Acknowledging its decision to err on the side of caution, Anthropic said Fable 5’s safety-first approach might incorrectly flag harmless requests as being suspicious for less than 5% of queries.
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Safety features Of course, knives can be dangerous when used incorrectly.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Green Dot contends that the school district opted for a narrowly bureaucratic perspective to conclude incorrectly that Locke has fallen fatally short of the mark under Green Dot.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The preliminary ruling came in a case flagged by The Decoder, where two publishers found that Google’s AI Overviews incorrectly linked them to scams and other sketchy business practices.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
Multiple items of evidence were also stored incorrectly—including Tate’s phone, which was left lying around the station while the case stalled.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
As a result, when an individual provided an email address not previously associated with the account, the system incorrectly sent a password reset link to that unassociated email rather than rejecting the request.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 June 2026
The issue was identified during a review of the company's production run, which revealed that a limited quantity of product was inadvertently labeled incorrectly.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
According to Smith, direct spraying can kill beneficial insects, contaminate soil and water, and pose a risk to pets and children, especially if applied incorrectly.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 4 June 2026
Jared Perlo, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Safety features Of course, knives can be dangerous when used incorrectly.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Green Dot contends that the school district opted for a narrowly bureaucratic perspective to conclude incorrectly that Locke has fallen fatally short of the mark under Green Dot.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The preliminary ruling came in a case flagged by The Decoder, where two publishers found that Google’s AI Overviews incorrectly linked them to scams and other sketchy business practices.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
Multiple items of evidence were also stored incorrectly—including Tate’s phone, which was left lying around the station while the case stalled.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
As a result, when an individual provided an email address not previously associated with the account, the system incorrectly sent a password reset link to that unassociated email rather than rejecting the request.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 June 2026
The issue was identified during a review of the company's production run, which revealed that a limited quantity of product was inadvertently labeled incorrectly.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
According to Smith, direct spraying can kill beneficial insects, contaminate soil and water, and pose a risk to pets and children, especially if applied incorrectly.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrectly
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And days earlier, three US F-15 fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, with all crew members ejecting safely.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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How Autoimmune Diseases Can Impact the Heart Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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Consultants also found that the school district erroneously spent more than $2 million on the employer share of health insurance because of problems with its payroll system.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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This prevented the driver from being erroneously cited and the incident could be used to show other drivers how the cameras were protecting them.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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Mullin also conceded that his predecessor as secretary, Kristi Noem, had inaccurately described two shootings involving immigration officers in Minneapolis.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Though Rogers is Christian, his story of transformation from weakling to hero certainly spoke to young Jewish boys and men, who were often inaccurately portrayed in the media and press as intellectually superior but physically inferior.—
Miriam Eve Mora,
Fortune,
12 May 2026
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The right drug given to the right patient at the right time is great, but the same drug can be inappropriately given, causing harm.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Nov. 2025
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Oh was accused of inappropriately touching an unidentified actress on multiple occasions between August and September 2017.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Incorrectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrectly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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