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
• selfish
• contrary
• childish
• misbehaving
• froward
• improper
• wayward
• wild
• wicked
• immature
• defiant
• impudent
• recalcitrant
• uncontrollable
• juvenile
• disrespectful
• unruly
• disobedient
• insolent
• obstreperous
• uncouth
• corrupt
• balky
• indecorous
• refractory
• willful
• rascally
• 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
• insurgent
• unkind
• inconsiderate
• 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

Shooting at moving cars is considered especially risky because errant bullets can strike bystanders. — Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

After grounding out in the top of the first inning Wednesday, Kurtz appeared to jam his hand during a minor collision with Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler on an errant throw before being checked out by a trainer. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

Heat waves this year, for instance, have dried out vegetation that’s now fodder for fires started by a lightning strike, an errant spark from machinery or arson. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Additionally, any errant water drops that land on leaves are more likely to spread disease or discolor them during this time. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

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