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erroneously

[ih-roh-nee-uhs-lee, e-roh-] / ɪˈroʊ ni əs li, ɛˈroʊ- /


ADVERB
mistakenly
Synonyms


ADVERB
unjustifiably
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
excusably justifiably




Example Sentences

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In court, Homeland Security Investigator Robert Kurtz admitted he erroneously listed the address published by the protester account as Huitzilin’s in multiple reports and affidavits.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

But a person may also test positive for amyloid and be erroneously diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also erroneously stated that you can’t bring a gun to a protest.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

In addition, some residents in Rancho Palos Verdes reported erroneously receiving shelter-in-place alerts from the city of L.A.’s emergency alert system.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Every now and then at flea markets, or in the occasional photography book, I come across one of Plantagenet’s old pictures, usually erroneously ascribed to the twenties because of the Daimler.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides