as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
you have wrongly interpreted this passage in the Bible
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Recent Examples of wrongly
Community members like Amy Marin-Franco, a former Robb teacher who was wrongly accused of leaving a door to the school open, have for years been pushing for the hallway video’s public release.
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Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The cost to a believer of wrongly placing faith is trivial, but the cost of disbelieving if God exists could be infinite.
—Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Then just 15 years old, the San Diegan was apparently handcuffed on the streets of the Nestor border community, wrongly and racially profiled.
—Pedro Rios, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
In a January letter, the prosecutor, Adán Vicente Santos Santos, claimed that the local court wrongly dismissed testimony of two counterintelligence officers from the Interior Ministry who accused Tristá Padilla of inciting two other men to publish antigovernment content on Facebook.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Casting blame on Tylenol for autism wrongly positions the condition as a problem—and levies unfair guilt on moms.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Sep. 2025
Critics say the list wrongly values prestige more than social mobility.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Eddie Mulholland / Pool via Getty Images In the wake of the attack, in which 10 other children were seriously hurt, disinformation spread on social media, wrongly identifying the assailant as a Muslim asylum seeker.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
Most Americans wrongly believe Medicare covers long-term care, according to research by Nationwide.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The cost to a believer of wrongly placing faith is trivial, but the cost of disbelieving if God exists could be infinite.
—Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Then just 15 years old, the San Diegan was apparently handcuffed on the streets of the Nestor border community, wrongly and racially profiled.
—Pedro Rios, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
In a January letter, the prosecutor, Adán Vicente Santos Santos, claimed that the local court wrongly dismissed testimony of two counterintelligence officers from the Interior Ministry who accused Tristá Padilla of inciting two other men to publish antigovernment content on Facebook.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Casting blame on Tylenol for autism wrongly positions the condition as a problem—and levies unfair guilt on moms.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Sep. 2025
Critics say the list wrongly values prestige more than social mobility.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Eddie Mulholland / Pool via Getty Images In the wake of the attack, in which 10 other children were seriously hurt, disinformation spread on social media, wrongly identifying the assailant as a Muslim asylum seeker.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
Most Americans wrongly believe Medicare covers long-term care, according to research by Nationwide.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongly
Adverb
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Denham’s name was spelled incorrectly in an earlier version of this story.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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My question incorrectly presupposed that Kiffin had gotten over it.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Authorities in Oregon announced a murder suspect who was mistakenly released from prison earlier this week is back in custody after igniting a multi-day manhunt.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Ty Anthony Sage, 26, was mistakenly released on bail on Monday, officials said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The story also said erroneously that Stripe took a cut of each transaction.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Some content creators on platforms including YouTube and TikTok mentioned Dahle’s plea agreement in videos, but also erroneously pointed to the judge as the source of the agreement.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Wrongly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongly. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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