incorrect

[in-kuh-rekt] / ˌɪn kəˈrɛkt /

ADJECTIVE

wrong

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erroneous false faulty flawed imprecise improper inaccurate inappropriate mistaken unreliable unsound untrue

WEAK

counterfactual inexact not trustworthy out specious unfitting unseemly unsuitable way-off wide of the mark wrong number

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate appropriate correct fitting honest just precise proper reliable right sound strong suitable true valid

Example Sentences

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This week, Quentin Fottrell — the Moneyist — answered questions from a reader who apparently got incorrect information from an accountant about potential capital-gains taxes when selling an inherited home.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

"The referee's call of a penalty was incorrect and that VAR should have intervened to recommend a review."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“We think this decision is incorrect in law and anti-democratic,” she told reporters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The results revealed that earlier reconstructions of the region's climate were likely incorrect.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Using one of her dad’s purple editing pencils, she corrected the misspellings like he did, marking through the incorrect letter and writing the correct one above.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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