Synonyms of errant

errant

adjective

ˈer-ənt 

1

as in mischievous

engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior

blamed the prank on errant students

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mischievous
• naughty
• bad
• rude
• rebellious
• contrary
• selfish
• childish
• misbehaving
• froward
• wayward
• improper
• wild
• wicked
• immature
• defiant
• impudent
• recalcitrant
• uncontrollable
• disrespectful
• unruly
• disobedient
• juvenile
• insolent
• obstreperous
• uncouth
• balky
• indecorous
• corrupt
• refractory
• rascally
• willful
• impish
• intractable
• unmannerly
• ornery
• roguish
• prankish
• impolite
• untoward
• dissolute
• headstrong
• waggish
• evil
• wrongheaded
• knavish
• ungovernable
• ill-mannered
• rowdy
• disorderly
• restive
• elfish
• mutinous
• perverse
• thoughtless
• monkeying
• ruffianly
• ill-natured
• unkind
• inconsiderate
• insurgent
• arch
• transgressing
• infantile
• pixieish
• unkindly
• monkeyish
• puerile
• jejune
• babyish
• disobliging
• kiddish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• correct
• proper
• orderly
• dutiful
• moral
• behaved
• nice
• obedient
• compliant
• clean
• decent
• divine
• respectable
• acquiescent
• complying
• thoughtful
• submissive
• kindly
• courteous
• decorous
• polite
• heavenly
• angelic
• considerate
• amenable
• behaving
• docile
• pleasant
• amiable
• tractable
• modest
• good-natured
• complaisant
• discreet
• cherubic
• mature
• adult
• mannerly
• obliging
• governable
• grown-up

2

as in nomadic

traveling from place to place

the errant gunslinger as a standard character in western novels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nomadic
• nomad
• peregrine
• itinerant
• peripatetic
• roving
• roaming
• wandering
• migrant
• vagrant
• ranging
• ambulatory
• wayfaring
• on the move
• fugitive
• ambulant
• vagabond
• perambulatory
• migratory
• gallivanting
• walking
• drifting
• footloose
• meandering
• rambling
• sauntering
• traipsing
• strolling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• static
• stationary
• standing
• settled
• immobile
• still
• nonmoving
• motionless

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of errant

As Wyatt Meyer slid to cut out a pass that put Seattle’s Cristian Roldan in on goal, goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland came out to cover a potential errant touch. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

Shohei Ohtani walked, stole second and advanced to third on catcher Sean Murphy’s errant throw into center field. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

But on several throws this season, including a couple errant ones on Sunday, Willis didn’t correctly set his base. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Quarterback Jaden Craig finished with 187 passing yards, one touchdown and an interception, with his errant second-quarter pass returned to the TCU 16 to set up BYU’s lone first-half touchdown. — Steven Johnson. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

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