as in deception
the quality or state of being false
the erroneousness of so much that is printed in the tabloids is amazing
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erroneousness
Noun
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As with Lavrov, Taras’ journey out was perilous, involving some deception and a huge amount of courage.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026 -
So, while Massachusetts was accusing Exxon of climate deception, the state was also fighting a records request that exposed its own failure to comply with one of its own climate rules.—
Paul Diego Craney,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The fallacy in that argument might not jump out at everybody.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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While Davies is Canada’s best player when fit, Canada Soccer has come to understand the fallacy in pinning their hopes on him, or any one player, over the past few years.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Goldman cast doubt on the Justice Department’s claim that the falsehood made it into the government’s legal defense of ICE due to human error.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The truth is always more useful than a comforting falsehood.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These were people, who, in Yusuf’s words, couldn’t tell the difference between hope and delusion.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Neglecting himself to worship a projection, Narcissus isn’t so much struck down by the gods as he is lost to hopeless delusion.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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We were lied on in our statement and lied on again, and even in the apology, there was untruth.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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His newest book makes such fact-finding a key theme, demonstrating the instability of a political system grounded in untruth—and investigating how populist leaders can wield that for their own ends.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
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Outrage and falsity One thing is becoming clear.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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In real life or onscreen, the most glorious wigs in 2025 were the ones that called attention to that falsity rather than trying to blend into normality.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Erroneousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erroneousness. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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