Synonyms for incorrectly

Most common

wrongly · amiss · falsely · uncorrectly

All synonyms

Adverb

Antonyms

correctly, exactly, rightfully

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Definitions

1. adv. 1

   In an incorrect manner.

   I lost a few marks in the test for spelling words incorrectly.

Example sentences

• wrongly Mary was wrongly imprisoned for nearly 10 years.
• amiss It's really hard to deny that something was amiss.
• falsely Ziri was falsely reported to be an illegal immigrant.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

wrong¹, amiss²

7 letters

falsely², wrongly²

11 letters

uncorrectly

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amiss² = 2 syllables).