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Synonyms of error

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Another word for error is wrong. Other synonyms of error are mistake, slip-up, lapse, crime and slip.

Synonyms and similar words for error

nounThe state, quality, or condition of being wrong.

  • wrengthThe state or condition of being wrong; wrongness; wrongfulness; error.
  • wrongAn instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
  • wrongnessThe quality of being wrong; error or fault.
  • wrongfulnessThe state or quality of being wrongful.

nounA mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

  • blunder
  • flubAn error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
  • gaffeA foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
  • stumbleAn error or blunder.

nounSin; transgression.

  • delinquencyA criminal offense.
  • misdoingAn act of wrongdoing; a misdeed.
  • crimeAny great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
  • delict
  • malfeasanceWrongdoing.
  • misdeedThat which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
  • misdemeanorAny act of misbehavior.
  • offenseA crime or sin.
  • peccadilloA petty offense.
  • sinA misdeed or wrong.
  • tortA wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an...
  • tortfeasanceThe condition, or an act, of doing wrong; the act of committing a tort.
  • transgressionA violation of a law, duty or commandment.
  • venialityA venial (pardonable) action or an instance of venial behaviour.
  • villainy
  • wrongdoingAn instance of doing wrong.

nounMore synonyms

  • aberration
  • blooperA blunder, an error.
  • boo-booA mistake or error.
  • clanger
  • cock-up vulgarA mistake.
  • fault
  • faux pasAn embarrassing or tactless blunder.
  • floater slangA mistake or misstep; a faux pas.
  • fluffA lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.
  • fuckup vulgarA serious mistake.
  • goofA mistake or error.
  • howler
  • inaccuracyA statement, passage etc. that is inaccurate or false.
  • lapseA temporary failure; a slip.
  • lapsusA slip, lapse, or error.
  • mess-up colloquialA mistake or fiasco; something that has gone wrong.
  • misadventure
  • misstepAn error or mistake.
  • mistakeAn error.
  • oopsyA mistake; often when babies and young children soil their pants.
  • screwup colloquialA substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.
  • slipA mistake or error.
  • slip-upA (small) error or mistake; a (minor) misstep.
  • slipup
  • thinkoA careless mistake made in thinking.
  • solecismAn error or improper usage.
  • erroneityThe state or quality of being erroneous; incorrectness.
  • bloomer datedA large or embarrassing mistake; blunder.
  • boner dated, slang
  • break obsolete, slangAn error.
  • disadventure obsoleteSynonym of misadventure, bad luck, an instance of bad luck, a mistake.

verbMore synonyms

Meaning of error

  1. noun The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
  2. noun A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
  3. noun Sin; transgression.

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Questions about synonyms of error

What is another word for error?
Error has 56 synonyms on Word.ws, such as wrong, mistake, slip-up, lapse, crime, slip, offense and wrongness.
What does error mean?
Error means the state, quality, or condition of being wrong.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: error (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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