ERR Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

err

verb

ˈer

Definition of err next

as in to stumble

to make a mistake we badly erred when we calculated the driving distance

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as in to trespass

to commit an offense when we err, we must be willing to accept the consequences

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Recent Examples of err Blakey also erred in instructing the jury on the Travel Act by including as predicates state offenses that do not require a quid pro quo. —

Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 But those who in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries made erroneous predictions of imminent mass starvation erred by underestimating the world‑changing potential of grasses. —

Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 Along the way, Mueller drew some criticism when his agents erred. —

Carrie Johnson, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026 Ensign pointed to a ruling by the 3rd Circuit, which is only binding to that circuit, in the case of Mahmoud Khalil, which found that a district court erred by releasing someone from immigration detention through a habeas corpus petition. —

Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for err

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During a routine survey in preparation for a housing development in Winsch, local authorities stumbled upon the former Roman camp in August 2025.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Clemson also stumbled to a 7-6 mark, a year after registering a 10-4 record in 2024.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026