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Synonyms for incorrectly
in·cor·rect·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
falsely, incorrectlyadverb
in an incorrect manner
"to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely"
incorrectly, wrongly, wrongadverb
in an inaccurate manner
"he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "incorrectly":
improperly, wrongly, mistakenly, erroneously, wrong, inappropriately, inaccurately, wrongfully, incorrect, unduly, falsely, badly
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1673 | wrong | |
| #7081 | incorrect | |
| #9700 | badly | |
| #16206 | incorrectly | |
| #22598 | improperly | |
| #26399 | wrongly | |
| #26408 | falsely | |
| #30257 | mistakenly | |
| #33119 | unduly | |
| #37095 | erroneously | |
| #41078 | inappropriately | |
| #53536 | wrongfully | |
| #88388 | inaccurately |
How to use incorrectly in a sentence?
It wasn't until a week after my announcement that people started to totally distort these very easy to understand words. If there was something stated incorrectly, it would have been brought up immediately and with great enthusiasm.
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.
It's a lot of liability, it's a lot of stress, and it could go south if done incorrectly.
They specifically mention their displeasure with the Chief joining members of our community in taking a knee against racism, hatred, and intolerance earlier this week. They have incorrectly stated the gesture was in support of an elected official. This is simply not true.
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.
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