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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Its verdict: the rebuttal was “emotionally charged, selectively using data, with multiple factual errors and logical fallacies.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Hidden plumbing errors are sending untreated household sewage into rivers, polluting waterways without residents' knowledge.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Instead, the so-called autopsy was a shambolic train wreck of missing paragraphs, factual errors, and apparent plagiarism.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

The report lacks citations for many of its claims and also contains basic factual errors.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Vesalius claimed to identify scores of errors in Galen and thus undermined his authority, just as Columbus’s discoveries had undermined the authority of Ptolemy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton