ERRED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

erred

verb

past tense of err

as in fumbled

to make a mistake we badly erred when we calculated the driving distance

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as in fell

to commit an offense when we err, we must be willing to accept the consequences

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Recent Examples of erred Two years ago, CMS had to redo Medicare Advantage star ratings after federal judges said the government erred with its original calculations. —

Bob Herman, STAT, 18 June 2026 An error on a double-play ball right after put two on with nobody out, and another sacrifice bunt was erred on to score two more. —

Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026 Fans who erred on the side of negativity because the losses came more frequently than the wins. —

Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 June 2026 The Supreme Court, which heard arguments in the case in April, determined that the original court erred by allowing discrimination against one group because of potential harm to a larger group. —

Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 18 May 2026 Fox also erred in not dismissing attempts by Magness and Lee Watson to intervene in the lawsuit, the attorney general’s office claimed, saying neither has standing to take part in the litigation, since they aren’t named as defendants in the case. —

Arkansas Online, 18 May 2026 The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals responded a few days later by ruling the FDA erred by relaxing its regulations to allow for dispensing the pills by mail. —

Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 The organization claimed Republicans rushed the process and erred in assigning the neighborhood’s voting precinct to two congressional districts. —

Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026 Rogers argued that the commission erred in its findings, including by allegedly considering new evidence from Timeless in ways that were unfair to the process. —

Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026

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Before that, Tampa Bay fumbled scoring opportunities in five of the first seven innings and stranded five overall.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
After South Korea’s goalkeeper fumbled a ball, Luis Romo scored the goal that gave the Mexicans six points and pushed them to the top of the standings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026