Antonyms for incorrect

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-kuh-rekt

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn kəˈrɛkt

Definition of incorrect

Origin : early 15c., "uncorrected," from Latin incorrectus "uncorrected," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + correctus (see correct). Sense of "not in good style" is from 1670s; that of "factually wrong, erroneous, inaccurate" is from 1610s (implied in incorrectly).

adj wrong

Example sentences :

But this statement is incorrect; sometimes it is the men, but more often the women, who predominate.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

Of those who are wrong, Vis Inertiæ has sent in a piece of incorrect working.
Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll

But at least one of the arguments which he uses against our views is incorrect.
Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont

To say of a person that he is aggravated is as incorrect as to say that he is palliated.
Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)

Should some one say, 'This sentence is, according to the rules of grammar, incorrect.'
Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)

To pay money for securing it is, in my opinion, incorrect in principle.
Extract from : « Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. » by Josiah Quincy

An incorrect as well as a correct angle are shown in Figs. 21 and 22.
Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe

The description is unclear and printed from an incorrect transcript.
Extract from : « The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy » by Jacob Burckhardt

Incorrect statements with regard to color are rather common.
Extract from : « The Measurement of Intelligence » by Lewis Madison Terman

His solution of the problem which it involves may be incorrect, but at any rate it will be a solution.
Extract from : « What Is and What Might Be » by Edmond Holmes

Synonyms for incorrect

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