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Synonyms for err
ɜr, ɛrerr

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English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. err

    To wander (Anglo-Saxon windan, wind) is to move in an indefinite or indeterminate way which may or may not be a departure from a prescribed way; to deviate (Latin de, from, and via, a way) is to turn from a prescribed or right way, physically, mentally, or morally, usually in an unfavorable sense; to diverge (Latin di, apart, and vergo, incline, tend) is to turn from a course previously followed or that something else follows, and has no unfavorable implication; to digress (Latin di, apart, aside, and gradior, step) is used only with reference to speaking or writing; to err is used of intellectual or moral action, and of the moral with primary reference to the intellectual, an error being viewed as in some degree due to ignorance. Range, roam, and rove imply the traversing of considerable, often of vast, distances of land or sea; range commonly implies a purpose; as, cattle range for food; a hunting-dog ranges a field for game. Roam and rove are often purposeless, and always without definite aim. To swerve or veer is to turn suddenly from a prescribed or previous course, and often but momentarily; veer is more capricious and repetitious; the horse swerves at the flash of a sword; the wind veers; the ship veers with the wind. To stray is to go in a somewhat purposeless way aside from the regular path or usual limits or abode, usually with unfavorable implication; cattle stray from their pastures; an author strays from his subject; one strays from the path of virtue. Stray is in most uses a lighter word than wander. Ramble, in its literal use, is always a word of pleasant suggestion, but in its figurative use always somewhat contemptuous; as, rambling talk.

    Synonyms:
    deviate, digress, diverge, go astray, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, swerve, veer, wander

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. err

    Synonyms:
    deviate, wander, mistake, blunder, misjudge, stumble, stray, go astray, misapprehend

    Antonyms:
    succeed, prosper, correct, rectify

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. err, mistake, slipverb

    to make a mistake or be incorrect

    Synonyms:
    slide, steal, misidentify, sneak, slew, stray, slue, skid, slip one's mind, drop away, drift, slip, dislocate, splay, luxate, drop off, fall away, mistake

  2. stray, err, driftverb

    wander from a direct course or at random

    "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

    Synonyms:
    ramble, rove, range, stray, divagate, cast, roam, be adrift, swan, roll, digress, drift, wander, slip, freewheel, blow, tramp, mistake, vagabond, float

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. errverb

    Synonyms:
    deviate (from the right way), wander, ramble, rove

  2. errverb

    Synonyms:
    mistake, blunder, misjudge, make a mistake, be at fault, labor under a mistake

  3. errverb

    Synonyms:
    sin, lapse, fall, trip, trespass, offend, go astray, do amiss, commit a fault

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. errverb

    Synonyms:
    misjudge, mistake, blunder, deviate, sin

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "err":

    fela, mro, misdirect, rra, uh, error

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How to use err in a sentence?

  1. Melchior De Polignac:

    To err is human.

  2. Jonathan Barratt:

    The figures show nothing really concrete, although they err on the side of a little bit of weakness in the economy and the way is open for more stimulus.

  3. Mina Agnos:

    More cruise lines are eliminating Istanbul as a port of disembarkation and reverting to Athens, Greece, as a result we are seeing a notable drop in pre - and post - cruise bookings for Istanbul. Additionally, we have seen that independent travelers are now preferring to err on the side of caution when it comes to Turkey. Is it safe to travel to Europe now ? For cautious travelers, canceling a trip to Turkey may provide temporary peace of mind. I have had a number of guests contact us to cancel their Istanbul segments opting instead for other European cities including Athens, Barcelona and Rome, says Mina Agnos. But until more is known about Tuesday incident, some travelers may just want to stay the course.

  4. Dan Rather:

    To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.

  5. Kristhielee Caride:

    Miss Puerto Rico is a public figure and part of your job is to be in front of the camera. it is human to err, also it's the valiant who remember their errors and want to move forward being the example of a real woman, holding the head high before all adversity that happens in life.


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