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Synonyms for errant

Most common

wandering misguided aberrant fallible

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.

Related words

Word family
errantness errantry

Example sentences

  • wandering Just wandering around can be a good way to travel.
  • misguided I think most of them are benevolent but misguided.
  • aberrant Tom's aberrant thinking persists.
  • fallible Zamenhof was a wise but fallible person.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
errantrising
wanderingrising
misguidedrising
aberrantrising
falliblerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
roving2
7 letters
erratic3, nomadic3
8 letters
rambling2, aberrant3, fallible3
9 letters
wandering3, misguided3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (roving2 = 2 syllables).