Synonyms of wrongly

wrongly

adverb

as in incorrectly

in a mistaken or inappropriate way

you have wrongly interpreted this passage in the Bible

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrongly

All three consumer icons had freshly announced new CEOs, which were wrongly greeted with hasty skepticism from analysts. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

The state of Delaware wrongly seized and liquidated his stock after the man didn’t log into his trading account for years. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

AirHelp says airlines wrongly reject 58 percent of valid claims on first response, and Josefsson doesn't expect that to change. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

The City of Bloomington, Minnesota, has settled a lawsuit brought by a man who said he was wrongly arrested back in 2021. — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

One study even found that many people wrongly believe that vaping and pouch use are as harmful or even more harmful than smoking. — Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Many of the resulting news stories, in Ruff’s view, wrongly credited the metal lumps with oxygenating the atmosphere or helping give rise to life. — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

Lexie Hudson, Gilman's sister, commented on his release in a press release sent by Global Reach, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing home Americans who are wrongly held abroad. — Mariam Khan, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

The group says the city wrongly flagged their primary residences as subject to the tax. — Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026