Synonyms for err
Definitions
- v. 1
To make a mistake.
He erred in his calculations, and made many mistakes.
- v. 2
To sin.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
Forms
- Past participle
- erred
e.g. erred → slipt, errored, mistaken, stumbled…
Example sentences
- mistake If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.
- error He looked over the text, but overlooked the error.
- misbehave I don't want you to misbehave during dinner time.
By length
- 3 letters
- sin1
- 4 letters
- fall1, trip1, slip1, roam1, goof1, rove1
- 5 letters
- error2, drift1, stray1, lapse1, misdo
- 6 letters
- wander2, offend2, ramble2
- 7 letters
- mistake2, stumble2, blunder2, deviate3
- 8 letters
- trespass2, misjudge2, straggle2
- 9 letters
- misbehave3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- se tromper
- Italiano
- sbagliarsi
- Català
- equivocar-se