errors

NOUN

mistake; wrong

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blunder failure fault flaw glitch inaccuracy lapse miscalculation miscue misdeed mismanagement misstep misunderstanding offense omission sin transgression wrongdoing

STRONG

X absurdity boner boo-boo delinquency delusion deviation erratum fall fallacy falsehood falsity goof howler misapprehension misconception miss oversight screamer slight slip solecism stumble trespass untruth

WEAK

bad job faux pas misbelief misjudgment screw-up slipup

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accuracy achievement behavior correctness obedience perfection right strength success

STRONG

certainty fact honesty reality surety truth

WEAK

correction validity

Example Sentences

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Errors are signals our brains use to trigger learning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Errors played a big part in the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Errors helped an auctioneer identify the hardback as one of 500 copies from the book's first print run.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

Errors included confusing conference papers with academic articles and mixing up institution names.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 15, 2024

To our tiny audience, it must have looked as though we were playing not The Tragedy of Hamlet but The Comedy of Errors.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood