Synonyms of mistakenly

mistakenly

adverb

as in incorrectly

in a mistaken or inappropriate way

we mistakenly thought that this was our conference room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incorrectly
• erroneously
• inaccurately
• inappropriately
• wrongly
• improperly
• unsuitably
• inaptly
• faultily
• inadequately
• misguidedly
• insufficiently
• imperfectly
• senselessly
• irrelevantly
• unwisely
• pointlessly
• extraneously
• amiss
• meaninglessly
• unsatisfactorily
• foolishly
• undesirably
• fallibly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rightly
• properly
• correctly
• appropriately
• aptly
• well
• right
• suitably
• fittingly
• perfectly
• infallibly
• sensibly
• sufficiently
• adequately
• meaningfully
• satisfactorily
• pertinently
• wisely
• acceptably
• prudently
• relevantly
• germanely
• sagely

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mistakenly

Anthropic disclosed on Wednesday that another one of its Claude models mistakenly gained access to the open internet during a cybersecurity exercise, marking the fourth time its models have done so. — Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Another setback was an incident in which the company mistakenly used a Japanese drum for a promotion in China, sparking backlash and hurting sales. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Next, another set of no-parking signs went up and came down (except for several that were mistakenly left up), with no work having been done. — Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

The accountant mistakenly handed Dunaway and her co-presenter and former Bonnie & Clyde co-star, Warren Beatty, the back-up envelope for actress in a leading role (which was won by La La Land‘s Emma Stone). — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

The time in which Cardoso allegedly registered to vote despite not meeting citizenship requirements is the same time period in which about 6,600 noncitizens were mistakenly registered to vote through New Jersey’s automatic voter registration system. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026

That thinking also mistakenly takes Clancy to be a representative Everywoman, this time standing in for the threatening volatility of liberal women writ large. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

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

On Wednesday afternoon, a Woodway employee mistakenly escorted Adrianna and another student onto the incorrect bus. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026