in error

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at fault adj.
erring adj.
guilty adj.
inaccurate adj.
wrong adj.

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

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in error

The DMV also found that some 7,000 cancellations had been issued in error.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

A Heat spokesperson told Reuters, external the video was posted in error by staff who were preparing for the possibility of James joining the side.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

She said that the Navy precision-flyer was shaken up by a clearly dangerous maneuver that he made in error.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

The letter states that the irregularities detected indicate “non-compliance with the drivers testing criteria required by the California Vehicle Code” and that, as a result, the license was issued in error.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

The official Daily Racing Form record of this race states that Seabiscuit held the lead from the start, but it appears to be in error.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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