mistakenly

adverb

as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way we mistakenly thought that this was our conference room

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Recent Examples of mistakenly Many brands mistakenly prioritize persuasive messaging without first earning customer consideration. — Sonia Thompson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 In fact, the testing partner Irregular mistakenly made such access available. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 She has been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, an eye disease that causes vision loss, and lupus, a disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues and organs instead of fighting germs, according to court records. — Chase Jordan july 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026 The original 1990 holiday classic centered on Kevin himself being left home alone after his family flies to Paris and mistakenly leaves him behind. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Two factors mistakenly confine popular understandings of the reparations debate in the United States. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 Heat confidence had showed embarrassingly this week when the club’s YouTube page mistakenly announced a LeBron introductory press conference was set -- a post quickly removed. — Greg Cote july 26, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026 An earlier version of this article mistakenly listed John Thune’s home state as North Dakota. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Still, there are some animal behaviors that are perhaps easier to explain, such as mistakenly engaging in dusk or dawn routines. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistakenly
  1. incorrectly
  2. erroneously
Adverb
  • However, batteries can pose a secret hazard when they’re charged incorrectly.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But if the work was rushed, incomplete or performed incorrectly, the initial savings can quickly disappear.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of incorrectly
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  • Jimmy Coe, for example, said in an email to the larger airport that during his visit to Orlando in 2022, his taxi driver erroneously drove him to the Orlando airport instead of the Sanford airport where his Allegiant flight was departing.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Police also dispelled misinformation that had been circulating online about the suspect’s identity, saying that some social media posts had erroneously identified a different individual as the suspect.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of erroneously

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