misguidedly

adverb

as in erroneously

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Recent Examples of misguidedly In both projects, she was tasked not only with playing the same person from young adulthood to maturity, but also with bringing new dimension to a literary character whom readers have misguidedly despised for decades. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguidedly
  1. erroneously
  2. mistakenly
  3. wrongly
  4. improperly
  5. incorrectly
  6. inaccurately
  7. inappropriately
  8. pointlessly
Adverb
  • The law is supposed to prevent mistakes that could erroneously purge eligible voters right before an election without giving voters time to correct errors.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Fencebridge now denies that figure, stating that the comment was made erroneously, and the figure is closer to $24 million — $13 million for ammunition and $11 million for guns.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of erroneously
Adverb
  • Still, these costs sometimes get mistakenly passed on to the patient.
    — Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The state previously acknowledged that some people were mistakenly registered to vote through the DMV.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistakenly
Adverb
  • More than 130 million voters were deleted during the revision but the Election Commission has denied favouring any party and said wrongly deleted voters can re-enrol.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • More than 130 million voters were deleted during the revision but the Election Commission has denied favoring any party and said wrongly deleted voters can re-enrol.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrongly
Adverb
  • Now, Amy Helm has countersued the studio, alleging that her successor, Brian Parillo, used invalid corporate actions to take control of the famed music venue in Woodstock, New York, and improperly obtained voting power from Levon Helm’s widow.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
  • What’s Happening Mycotoxins are toxins formed by molds that can grow on crops like grains and coffee beans if improperly stored.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of improperly
Adverb
  • More than this though, in scientific research, committing a Type 1 error — incorrectly believing there is sufficient evidence for a new claim when the claim is actually wrong — does not reflect poorly on the quality of the science done.
    — Mark Louie F. Ramos, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Others reacted to the post using letter emoji to spell out — incorrectly — a racial slur for Black people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of incorrectly
Adverb
  • Part of the Blue Island discourse was predicated on the language some Black artists sometimes use to express their frustration around their art being inaccurately labeled.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Keep in mind, though, that software often inaccurately depicts the actuation points of keyboards, albeit by amounts that are hard to notice, according to RTINGs’ testing).
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of inaccurately
Adverb
  • There is also evidence that psychopathy evidence is being inappropriately relied on in death penalty cases.
    — David DeMatteo, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In November 2005, church volunteer Scott Preston Moore entered sleeping quarters at night and inappropriately touched two teenage boys.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of inappropriately
Adverb
  • These conflicts may only occasionally draw in American military forces, but the chaos will consistently demand attention and pointlessly consume resources.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Don’t be pointlessly inscrutable.
    — Kim Scott, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of pointlessly

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“Misguidedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguidedly. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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