as in mistakenly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
you incorrectly identified the part of speech of one of the words in the sentence
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Recent Examples of incorrectly
But this year, candidates received a yellow notice instructing them to only file their disclosures online with the state, and not with any other entity, leading seven candidates, including the four now running independently, to incorrectly file their financial documents.
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Gnats were observed during the second inspection, and some food was still incorrectly stored but fixed during the inspection.
—Eva Flowe
may 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 May 2026
An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to the passenger who died on board Saturday as a German man; it has been corrected to reflect that a German woman died.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
For example, the false dilemma logical fallacy has become a very popular way to persuade people to incorrectly believe there are only two options.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Because every experience a child has during their early years helps create new neural connections, wiring the brain for all future learning and connecting, encounters with AI slop may literally wire the brain incorrectly.
—Dana Suskind, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Still, any word that's misheard or misunderstood will be written down incorrectly, so there’s no real way to find transcription errors after the fact.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
It is being framed incorrectly.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Initial accounts given to relatives were contradictory — one early report incorrectly identified buffalo as the cause.
—Ryan Brennan
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Gnats were observed during the second inspection, and some food was still incorrectly stored but fixed during the inspection.
—Eva Flowe
may 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 May 2026
An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to the passenger who died on board Saturday as a German man; it has been corrected to reflect that a German woman died.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
For example, the false dilemma logical fallacy has become a very popular way to persuade people to incorrectly believe there are only two options.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Because every experience a child has during their early years helps create new neural connections, wiring the brain for all future learning and connecting, encounters with AI slop may literally wire the brain incorrectly.
—Dana Suskind, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Still, any word that's misheard or misunderstood will be written down incorrectly, so there’s no real way to find transcription errors after the fact.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
It is being framed incorrectly.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Initial accounts given to relatives were contradictory — one early report incorrectly identified buffalo as the cause.
—Ryan Brennan
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrectly
Adverb
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Beneficiaries on the West Coast were mistakenly scheduled for in-person appointments with Jean’s team.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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On Tuesday, trial investigators presented the results of a study that tested how well combining the drugs Tremfya and Simponi would stop the immune system from mistakenly attacking healthy tissues in the digestive tract.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
5 May 2026
Adverb
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An earlier version of this story erroneously stated which brewery won gold in the West Coast-style IPA category.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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That forecast, Braun said, erroneously based on tariff impacts, has changed for the better.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In 2024, Abbott recalled several lots of Libre 3 sensors due to inaccurately high readings.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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Trump was inaccurately describing federal data.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Monday that Thao and her three co-defendants failed to prove government authorities acted inappropriately or hid damning details about their star witness while building their sprawling corruption case in the first half of 2024.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Guadalupe Mercado-Guerra, from Mexico, reportedly touched a minor inappropriately multiple times in Travis County, Texas, near the city of Austin.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Incorrectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrectly. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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