Meaning & use
incorrect
Not accurate or correct; containing an error or mistake.
See it in a sentence
The teacher marked the answer incorrect because the calculation contained a small error.
His assumption about the meeting time turned out to be incorrect.
A note on using this word
Incorrect is a slightly more formal alternative to wrong, common in academic and professional writing.
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Words with an opposite meaning
correctaccurate
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