Error synonyms and antonyms
ĕr'ər
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Part of speech:
A botched or incompetently handled situation.
The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
(Sports) A ball etc. that has been dropped
An error or oversight
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An incorrect or mistaken calculation
An error in printing.
(Countable) An instance of this; malaprop.
The definition of a trip is the act of going someplace and returning, especially on a vacation.
The definition of a flaw is a mark or error that makes something faulty.
Containing or based on error; mistaken; wrong
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The definition of a blunder is a foolish mistake.
An omitting or being omitted; specif., failure to do as one should
(Grammar) Error in the use of language.
An error discovered in a work already printed
(TV, Film) An outtake containing a mistake or mishap, esp., one of a humorous series of such outtakes compiled for viewing
A slighting or being slighted by pointedly indifferent, disrespectful, or supercilious treatment
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A disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.
(Uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
(Chiefly Brit., Informal) A ludicrous blunder
A minor injury or bruise
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(Colloquial) A person who often makes substantial mistakes.
An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
(Colloquial, dated) A compositor; a typographer.
An embarrassing or tactless blunder (especially used in social situations and contexts); a misstep.
(Statistics) The difference, especially the absolute difference, between one number in a set of data and the mean of that set of data.
Incorrect usage; misapplication, as of words
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A heretical or unorthodox religious belief.
A falling away from one's belief or faith
A mistake in conduct; faux pas
A specific miscalculation
The act or an instance of botching or bungling:
(Slang) A mistake or error; often, specif., a misplayed musical note
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A miss of the object one intended to hit.
Something having a very light, soft, or frothy consistency or appearance:
A mechanical failure.
A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
The act or an instance of transgressing; breach of a law, duty, etc.
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(Uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior.
(Theology) Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God.
Of questionable authorship or authenticity.
The definition of blatant is to be very forward, loud or conspicuous.
Tending to mislead; deceptive:
Capable of making a mistake or being deceived
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The definition of inaccurate is something incorrect or wrong.
Any choice or option that someone naturally or routinely falls back on or resorts to
A minor error or faux pas.
A mythical creature reputed to be mechanically inclined and mischievously inclined to damage or dismantle machinery.
One that fails:
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An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly.
An inaccurate or wrong report.
(--- Sports) A failure to hold the ball when attempting to catch it
The definition of snafu is a mix up or a confused situation.
An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
An error in conduct or thinking; a mistake.
Something that mars the appearance, character, structure, etc.; defect or failing
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(Countable) A statement, passage etc. that is inaccurate or false.
The definition of a goof is a silly person, or an accidental mistake.
An act of misjudging, a mistake in judgment.
The condition of being in error or at fault:
(Uncountable) The characteristic of being untrue.
The definition of an impropriety is an improper behavior.
The quality or state of being indiscreet; want of discretion; imprudence; rashness.
A failure to understand something; an illusion, misconception or misunderstanding
A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding:
Information that is incorrect.
A wrong or bad play or maneuver
Offense is a breaking of a rule or something that angers or displeases.
slipup
A specific miscalculation
An intrusion or infringement on another.
The act of breaching the law; contravening a duty or right.
accuracy (antonym)
The quality or state of being accurate or exact; precision; exactness
correctness (antonym)
(Computing) The state of an algorithm that correctly mirrors its specification.
certainty (antonym)
Confidence; assurance:
correction (antonym)
Punishment or scolding to correct faults
truth (antonym)
(Countable) Something acknowledged to be true; a true statement or axiom.
The characteristic of being incorrect.
Lack of conformity to truth or fact; inaccuracy.
correct (related)
An act or thought that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true
erroneous belief
a misconception resulting from incorrect information
jovinianism
manichaeanism
Alternative spelling of Manichaeism.
manichaeism
A dualistic philosophy dividing the world between good and evil principles or regarding matter as intrinsically evil and mind as intrinsically good.
monophysism
monophysitism
(Christianity) A Christian belief which holds that the human nature of Jesus Christ was essentially absorbed by the divine, and thus that he essentially had but one nature, contrary to the orthodox view that Christ has two natures, both fully human and fully divine. A variant is apollonarianism, which has gnostic overtones and used hellenistic ideas alien to orthodox Christianity.
wyclifism
misappreciation
(Dated) An observed failure to appreciate the proper worth of a person, an act or a thing.
miscomputation
The incorrect performance of a computation.
parameter (related)
(Uncountable) The act of mispronouncing.
right (antonym)
All or part of the right side
misevaluation
misvaluation
inconsistency (related)
human-error (related)
deletion (related)
anomaly (related)
computer error
(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
ebionitism
The system or doctrine of the Ebionites.
pelagianism
(Christianity) A Christian belief that denies the view of original sin and the necessity of grace, asserting that man is capable of achieving salvation by his own efforts.
Synonym Study
- Boner and booboo , slang terms, are applied to a silly or ridiculous blunder
- A faux pas is a social blunder or error in etiquette that causes embarrassment
- A slip is a mistake, usually slight, made inadvertently in speaking or writing
- Blunder carries a suggestion of more severe criticism and implies such causes as stupidity, clumsiness, or inefficiency a tactical blunder cost them the war
- Mistake suggests an error resulting from carelessness, inattention, misunderstanding, etc. and does not in itself carry a strong implication of criticism a mistake in reading a blueprint
- Error implies deviation from truth, accuracy, correctness or right and is the broadest term in this comparison an error in judgment, in computation, etc.
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