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. Colin Gonsalves:

   It is a wrong precedent. It was a wrong judgment. It was not legal and it was based wrongly on the tenets of the constitution.

2. Steven Kwon:

   According to the Inspector General, there was a mistake but no one acted wrongly, and I’m left wondering, how can that be? clearly, good military intentions are not enough when the outcome is 10 precious Afghan civilian lives lost and reputations ruined.

3. The White House:

   The district court's decision wrongly prevents these lawful, commonsense policies from taking effect, the Supreme Court and Congress have made clear that the federal government can set priorities in enforcing our immigration laws — which is exactly what the President did when he announced commonsense policies to help fix our broken immigration system.

4. Ric Ronge:

   Given Glasenberg's reputation and large personal stake in Glencore, the company is unlikely to offer meaningfully over what the market believes, rightly or wrongly, Rio is worth, but I think it is foolish to underestimate Glencore, given the success of the company to date.

5. Egyptian Baher Mohamed:

   There are no words to describe how it feels when you are wrongly convicted and sitting in a cold cell, infested with insects, nurturing a broken shoulder, sitting in that prison cell, it was difficult not to feel betrayed and abandoned by Prime Minister Harper.