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erroneous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of erroneous

not being in agreement with what is true

a poorly researched news article about the new virus that was filled with much erroneous information

Synonyms of erroneous

false, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, invalid, off, unsound, untrue, untruthful, wrong

Words Related to erroneous

specious, spurious

deceptive, delusive, delusory, distorted, fallacious, fictitious, illusory, misleading

amiss, askew, awry

deceitful, dishonest, fraudulent, lying, mendacious

unconfirmed, unproven, untested

fabricated, invented, made-up, trumped-up

Phrases Synonymous with erroneous

off base

Near Antonyms of erroneous

confirmed, demonstrated, established, proven, tested

faultless, flawless, impeccable, letter-perfect, perfect

Antonyms of erroneous

accurate, correct, errorless, exact, factual, precise, proper, right, sound, true, valid, veracious

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