mistakenly

adverb

as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way we mistakenly thought that this was our conference room

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Recent Examples of mistakenly The fatal shooting by police responding to a report of a possible break-in distinguishes Pysher’s death from several other instances in which residents have shot people who mistakenly showed up at their homes. — Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 When the group decided to move the party to a house nearby, Pysher walked there alone and mistakenly knocked on the wrong door. — Tom Hanson, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 On Wednesday afternoon, a Woodway employee mistakenly escorted Adrianna and another student onto the incorrect bus. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026 Police in Australia have apologized after the family of an 18-year-old hiker missing in dense bushland for eight days was mistakenly informed that she had been found alive. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Harvey mistakenly crowned Miss Colombia the winner, when the title actually belonged to Miss Philippines. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026 In The Wrong Man (1956), Webber sets the story in motion as Miss Dennerly, an insurance clerk who mistakenly identifies musician Manny Balestrero (Henry Fonda) as a man who had robbed her office. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 Sometimes schools mistakenly assume only one parent should have portal access. — Rebecca L. Palmer, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 When one of the Fox sportscasters mistook Matt Damon for Brad Pitt, several news organizations mistakenly reported that Pitt was there. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistakenly
  1. incorrectly
  2. erroneously
Adverb
  • Win a third straight championship and fans, incorrectly, will complain about competitive balance in baseball.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The appeals court also ruled that Venzer, the trial judge, incorrectly allowed the pastor’s testimony.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of incorrectly
Adverb
  • The certification for this device was granted erroneously and has been set aside by the FCC and removed from our public database.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The Internal Revenue Service decided many nonprofit NIL collectives were erroneously given charitable status.
    — James Pollard, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of erroneously

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“Mistakenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistakenly. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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