Synonyms for wrongly
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1. wronglyadverb

   Synonyms:
   erroneously, incorrectly, mistakenly

   Antonyms:
   correctly, rightly

2. wronglyadverb

   In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly.

   Synonyms:
   mistakenly, erroneously, incorrectly

   Antonyms:
   rightly, correctly

3. wronglyadverb

   Incorrectly; by error.

   I wrongly assumed that it would be an easy job.

   Synonyms:
   mistakenly, incorrectly, erroneously

   Antonyms:
   rightly, correctly

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1. wronglyadverb

   without justice or fairness

   "wouldst not play false and yet would wrongly win"- Shakespeare

   Synonyms:
   incorrectly, wrong

   Antonyms:
   right, correctly, aright

2. incorrectly, wrongly, wrongadverb

   in an inaccurate manner

   "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"

   Synonyms:
   falsely, incorrectly, wrong

   Antonyms:
   correctly, aright, right

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1. wronglyadjective

   Synonyms:
   erroneously, WRONG, amiss

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1. List of paraphrases for "wrongly":

   mistakenly, incorrectly, erroneously, unjustly, unfairly, unduly, wrongfully, falsely, wrong, improperly, inappropriately, unjustifiably, inaccurately

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1. Bill Diviney:

   Expectations were high when the military took over that they could kick-start spending quickly, but this has been difficult with the government's focus (rightly or wrongly) on constitutional reform, in hindsight, perhaps it was unrealistic to expect so much of a government that, for all intents and purposes, is a caretaker until democracy is restored.

2. Michael Curry:

   We need our president, and all who hold office, to be moral leaders, for the sake of George Floyd, for all who have wrongly suffered, and for the sake of us all, we need leaders to help us to be 'one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.'.

3. Matthew McLaughlin:

   The courts, rightly or wrongly, treat the initiative as sort of the citizen right, and they are reluctant to get involved in trying to get rid of it, at least in advance, by using the law to keep something from being presented to the electorate.

4. Kenneth Getz:

   Inaccuracies may lead drug safety professionals to draw incorrect conclusions, manufacturers may be wrongly forced to suspend and withdraw medications and interventions, health professionals may mistakenly alter their clinical practices, and patients may be denied safe and effective treatments.

5. Joyce Lignell:

   When you engage in DNA testing with 23andMe, you make a choice [about which testing and cost model you prefer], but you make the assumption (wrongly) that this is their business model -- e.g., charge me for a kit and provide the service. But as we’ve discovered, that is not the case. Their actual business model is based upon selling their ever-growing data pool of DNA results to whoever wants to purchase it.