mistakenly
/mɪˈsteɪk(ə)nli
/adverb
1In a mistaken way; wrongly: they mistakenly believed her to be pregnant...
- True, there may be some people who mistakenly think their interests will be affected by our presence.
- For many years, freestyle swimmers had mistakenly been taught to swim with shoulders held flat.
- Single people often mistakenly think they don't need a will.
Synonyms
wrongly, in error, erroneously, incorrectly, falsely, fallaciously, inaccurately, imprecisely, inappropriately
by accident, accidentally, inadvertently, unintentionally, unwittingly, unknowingly, unconsciously, by mistake, by chance, misguidedly
1.1By accident or oversight; accidentally: warplanes mistakenly bombed a village...
- The journalist is back in Rome, being treated for wounds mistakenly inflicted by troops in Iraq.
- Washington, D.C., residents' mail is sometimes mistakenly irradiated along with government mail.
- The agent was shot by US troops who mistakenly fired on his vehicle.