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Synonyms & Antonyms of error
1
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
- a report on the earthquake contained several unfortunate errors
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2
a breaking of a moral or legal code
- we have all committed errors in our lives and strayed from the path of righteousness
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- breach,
- crime,
- debt,
- lawbreaking,
- malefaction,
- misdeed,
- misdoing,
- offense
- (or offence),
- sin,
- transgression,
- trespass,
- violation,
- wrongdoing
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3
a false idea or belief
- the story only spread the error by repeating the misinterpreted statistics
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