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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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Riverside Prep 4, Great Oak 3: Lila Morris threw a complete game, and Riverside Prep took advantage of two errors in the fifth inning to win the Division 3 title.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

A perfect score indicates no errors on the screening instrument, but clinicians emphasize that the result is interpreted in context and is not considered evidence of exceptional intelligence.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Arsenal gained from three errors, including spot-kicks which should have been awarded to Everton and Brighton.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Officials have said that they complied with the law and addressed any errors when notified, and that redaction errors were limited.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Gene replication must explain how a multicellular organism emerges from a single cell—and errors in replication might elucidate how a spontaneous metabolic illness, or a devastating mental disease, might arise in a previously unaffected family.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee