in error

ADJECTIVE

at fault

Synonyms

WEAK

blameworthy culpable erring guilty in the wrong liable on one's head responsible to blame wrong

ADJECTIVE

erring

Synonyms

STRONG

blundering deviating sinning straying wrong

WEAK

criminal culpable delinquent errant fallible faulty sinful

ADJECTIVE

guilty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convicted culpable liable remorseful responsible sorry wrong

WEAK

accusable caught censurable censured chargeable condemned conscience-stricken contrite convictable criminal damned delinquent depraved doomed erring evil felonious hangdog impeached in the wrong incriminated iniquitous judged licentious offending on one's head out of line proscribed regretful reprehensible rueful sentenced sheepish sinful wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

good immune irresponsible right

WEAK

guiltless innocent moral sinless truthful

ADJECTIVE

inaccurate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defective false faulty imprecise incorrect mistaken unreliable untrue wrong

WEAK

all wet careless counterfactual discrepant doesn't wash fallacious inexact off off base out specious unfaithful unsound way-off wide wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate correct honest just perfect precise reliable right sound true

ADJECTIVE

wrong

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amiss awry bad erroneous false inaccurate misguided mistaken unsound untrue

STRONG

erring fluffed goofed miscalculated misconstrued mishandled out

WEAK

askew astray at fault counterfactual defective erratic fallacious faulty inexact misfigured not precise not right not working off-target on the wrong track out of commission out of line out of order perverse rotten sophistical specious spurious ungrounded unsatisfactory unsubstantial wide

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK accurate correct good honest just precise right sound true valid

WEAK

acceptable appropriate decent moral suitable

Example Sentences

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Those who felt a judge had ruled in error could appeal, she added.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

This led to another guest being issued a key for Ms Adamson's original room in error.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The government has said it will roll out biometric checks in prisons after new figures revealed 179 people were freed in error in the year to March.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

About 22,000 students in England are caught up in the dispute, after being sent letters saying they were given maintenance loans and childcare grants in error and must immediately pay the money back.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

François was stern, demanding instant obedience, and by virtue of his whip receiving instant obedience; while Dave, who was an experienced wheeler, nipped Buck’s hind quarters whenever he was in error.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London

in error

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