as in mistakenly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
people erroneously believed that the disease was contagious
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Recent Examples of erroneously
It had been erroneously reported that Kelce would wear Hilfiger gear as part of his gameday tunnel walk.
—
Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
An earlier version of this story erroneously suggested that Weinstein left the courtroom after experiencing chest pains.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
If an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes.
—AJC.com, 10 May 2026
This comes just days after FIFA President Gianni Infantino tried to defend the sky-high ticket prices by (erroneously) comparing them to college football get-in prices.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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
That forecast, Braun said, erroneously based on tariff impacts, has changed for the better.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
His attorney accused the child actors’ parents of seeking financial gain and erroneously blaming Busfield when the boys weren’t brought back for the final season of the show.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
Notably, Google’s AI tool erroneously says YouGov’s points are worth a penny each.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
An earlier version of this story erroneously suggested that Weinstein left the courtroom after experiencing chest pains.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
If an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes.
—AJC.com, 10 May 2026
This comes just days after FIFA President Gianni Infantino tried to defend the sky-high ticket prices by (erroneously) comparing them to college football get-in prices.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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
That forecast, Braun said, erroneously based on tariff impacts, has changed for the better.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
His attorney accused the child actors’ parents of seeking financial gain and erroneously blaming Busfield when the boys weren’t brought back for the final season of the show.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
Notably, Google’s AI tool erroneously says YouGov’s points are worth a penny each.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erroneously
Adverb
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But security personnel mistakenly attributed that alarm to a herd of deer that was nearby.—
Mead Gruver,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The officers did not say why the crowd seemed hostile to police, but did not disagree when one of the attorneys suggested that people streaming from the bars into gunfire that night may have mistakenly thought that law enforcement started the shooting.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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All 20 of those vendors showed some issue with accuracy or completeness in at least one of these simple tests, including nine that hallucinated patient information, 12 that recorded information incorrectly, and 17 that missed key details about discussed mental health issues.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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Meanwhile, 12 staff members at a Dutch hospital where a hantavirus patient is being treated were told to quarantine after incorrectly handling bodily fluids.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Erroneously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erroneously. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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