ERRED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

erred

verb

Definition of erred next

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 The suit says Southern California Edison erred because its utility equipment blocked visibility, preventing Hinkley from seeing the fast-approaching law enforcement vehicle. —

Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 Raiders leaders erred often in building last year’s team, but were rewarded with a top pick that will enable them to snag the only QB in this class who earned a first-round grade from most of the former NFL scouts in the media. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026 Their second thoughts are wise, but to have erred so badly, when so many other commentators and journalists saw the truth, disqualifies them from being taken seriously on politics again. —

David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026 Tuesday's announcement is part of a federal campaign to tackle waste, fraud and abuse in federal Medicaid and Medicare programs that so far has mostly targeted Democratic states — and at least once has erred in its accusations. —

ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 Blakey also erred in instructing the jury on the Travel Act by including as predicates state offenses that do not require a quid pro quo. —

Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 But those who in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries made erroneous predictions of imminent mass starvation erred by underestimating the world‑changing potential of grasses. —

Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 Along the way, Mueller drew some criticism when his agents erred. —

Carrie Johnson, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026 Ensign pointed to a ruling by the 3rd Circuit, which is only binding to that circuit, in the case of Mahmoud Khalil, which found that a district court erred by releasing someone from immigration detention through a habeas corpus petition. —

Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2026

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As print and television media fumbled their way online, Gawker used the internet to pull back the curtain on celebrity, mainstream media, politics and creeping commercialism.

— Frank DiGiacomo, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
In its bid to get out in front of the FCC’s inquiry, however, the NFL may have fumbled its advantage over CBS.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026