What is another word for erroneous?
Synonyms for erroneous
əˈroʊ ni əs, ɛˈroʊ-er·ro·neous
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erroneousadjective
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mistakenerroneousadjective
Containing an error; inaccurate.
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mistakenerroneousadjective
Derived from an error.
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mistakenerroneousadjective
Mistaken.
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mistakenerroneousadjective
signifies a deviation from the requirements of the law, but does not connote a lack of legal authority, and is thus distinguished from illegal.
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mistaken
English Synonyms and Antonyms
erroneous
That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, "O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two,"
Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.Synonyms:
absurd, anomalous, chimerical, false, foolish, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, mistaken, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, unreasonable, wildAntonyms:
certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise
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List of paraphrases for "erroneous":
wrong, incorrect, mistaken, false, flawed, misguided, inaccurate, faulty, mistake, error, misleading, misconceived
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#899 | error | |
#1673 | wrong | |
#2028 | wild | |
#2392 | false | |
#4775 | stupid | |
#5805 | mistake | |
#7081 | incorrect | |
#12256 | misleading | |
#12604 | ridiculous | |
#14685 | inaccurate | |
#15666 | mistaken | |
#16024 | unreasonable | |
#16072 | foolish | |
#16818 | absurd | |
#16930 | faulty | |
#17335 | flawed | |
#18910 | erroneous | |
#22275 | irrational | |
#27327 | anomalous | |
#27380 | misguided | |
#30875 | monstrous | |
#35057 | senseless | |
#35236 | ludicrous | |
#43014 | inconclusive | |
#43073 | paradoxical | |
#48752 | nonsensical | |
#51009 | preposterous | |
#83110 | infatuated | |
#152133 | misconceived | |
#210635 | chimerical |
How to use erroneous in a sentence?
By and large, I seem to have made more mistakes than any others of whom I know, but have learned thereby to make ever swifter acknowledgment of the errors and thereafter immediately set about to deal more effectively with the truths disclosed by the acknowledgment of erroneous assumptions.
The comments which have come up in media recently induce speculation and gossip, leading to erroneous conclusions regarding the Polish helicopter tenders, the only true information is that talks with the Economy Ministry continue and that we are ready to support our Polish partners.
It's a considerable amount of money, and it's something that's actually concerned me the whole time with this account because it's unusual. It's not set up in the traditional way of doing government, even the things that are usually available to me as treasurer are not available in this instance. We have to just rely on the information from the Public Protection Cabinet, which is why we're all of a sudden seeing these checks that are sent to the erroneous people. So, it's a problem.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan:
Do not believe the erroneous press reports that Russia has halted TurkStream. Just the opposite. This is a project that we shelved because our demands were not meant, no negativity has resulted from the problems we have recently faced.
So to suggest that the solution for Syrian refugees in Jordan is to simply funnel more money into refugee camps in Jordan is erroneous.
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