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

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errors

She advises people to ask for itemized bills, look for errors and duplicated charges that can be corrected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Floyd County, where Akyn took over as elections director in 2022, was one of the very few places where errors had occurred.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The fourth quarter turned into a comedy of errors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Even extremely small vibrations or pointing errors could allow unwanted starlight to leak into an image and overwhelm the much dimmer planets scientists hope to detect.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Einstein’s theories corrected Newton’s errors; they explained Mercury’s wobble, for instance.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife