erroneousness

noun

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
  1. deception
  2. fallacy
  3. deceptiveness
  4. falseness
  5. falsehood
  6. delusion
  7. untruth
  8. falsity
Noun
  • Her backstory is littered with half-truths and deceptions, including a lie that her mentally disabled younger sister was murdered after being kidnapped.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In modern times, as threats have evolved, deception with moving the president has been an integral part of the Secret Service protective methodologies.
    — Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of deception
Noun
  • Psychologists call this the planning fallacy, and the research is unforgiving.
    — Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • There is a fallacy in thinking of languages as brute and unchanging facts, laid out distinctly like elements in the periodic table.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of fallacy
Noun
  • 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
  • Beyond the deceptiveness of the narrow material view, spiritual light and hope are always present to be found and felt.
    — Sue Brightman, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of deceptiveness
Noun
  • The falseness of the medium, though, jibed with the falseness of most attempts, throughout American history, to make sense of this enormous, strange man.
    — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of falseness
Noun
  • The end of the Part D premium subsidies has fostered two big prominent themes; one is a falsehood and the other presents a big risk.
    — Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In a June poll, KFF asked whether respondents believed in four vaccine falsehoods.
    — Katrine Wallace, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of falsehood
Noun
  • Partway through the season, Straczynski noticed O’Hare developing symptoms of psychosis, including paranoid delusions.
    — JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The 29-year-old Christian Faith Madison died after walking into traffic, with her family arguing that the OpenAI chatbot had fueled her religious delusions during their extensive interactions, pushing her over the edge by romanticizing death.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 July 2026
Definition of delusion
Noun
  • God is the infinite Mind that naturally causes each individual to know right from wrong, truth from untruth, and most importantly, reality from unreality.
    — Suzanne Riedel, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
  • And there are lies, so many untruths that one doesn’t know who to root for.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of untruth
Noun
  • That case requires a public official claiming defamation to prove the defendant knew their statement was false at the time or demonstrated reckless disregard of its falsity, a standard known as actual malice.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Outrage and falsity One thing is becoming clear.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Definition of falsity
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“Erroneousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erroneousness. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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