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 Arzuaga’s blast to center was misread and erred on to score two. —

Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 30 May 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 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

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Henderson also fumbled after hauling in a pass from DeVito.

— Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
During Miami’s two periods of special teams work Malik Washington fumbled his first kickoff return, but most of the other punt returners and kickoff returned fielded their attempts well.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026