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

The high court ruled that the plans for extraction and expansion were "invalid due to procedural errors".

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Several collaborators state that Prince would fine and humiliate band members who made errors, for instance by calling them out onstage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

"We've determined a portion of infrastructure is experiencing elevated load across multiple regions, which is likely contributing to the connectivity errors," the company wrote on X.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Most of the errors stemmed from misunderstanding the rules, not malice, but any noncompliance is unacceptable when Americans’ personal data is involved.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

This was to become the standard textbook in advanced astronomy for the whole of the sixteenth century, and in it Peuerbach and Regiomontanus did not hesitate to criticize Ptolemy for his errors.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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