erroneous
Not at all correct
Erroneous means containing error or being incorrect: an erroneous assumption, erroneous data.
The word is more formal than simply wrong, often appearing in legal, technical, or academic contexts where precision matters: The court's ruling was based on an erroneous interpretation of the statute.
Something erroneous isn't just mistaken—it's demonstrably so.
Incorrectly understood or believed
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- wrongContrary to fact
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
false · untrue · fallacious · unsound · spurious · bogus · invalid · unfounded
Having inherent faults
- imperfectHaving flaws or faults
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- unsoundWeak or flawed
- unreliableNot consistently performing
questionable · problematic · dubious · weak · untenable · specious · illogical · inconsistent
Foolish, costly mistake
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- gaffeClumsy social error
- slipMinor error or misstep
- miscalculationError in estimation
misstep · slip-up · miscue · misjudgment · misinterpretation · misapprehension · misunderstanding · misreading
Invented, not real
- fictitiousNot real, invented
- apocryphalUnverified and probably untrue
- mythicalOf folklore, not fact
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
unsubstantiated · unproven · debunked · discredited · refuted · disproven · counterfactual · illusory
mistaken
Incorrectly understood or believed
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- wrongContrary to fact
- faultyHaving defects or errors
flawed · false · untrue · fallacious · unsound · spurious · bogus · invalid · unfounded · baseless
defective
Having inherent faults
unreliable · questionable · problematic · dubious · weak · untenable · specious · illogical · inconsistent · contradictory
blunder
Foolish, costly mistake
miscalculation · misstep · slip-up · miscue · misjudgment · misinterpretation · misapprehension · misunderstanding · misreading · misreckoning
fabricated
Invented, not real
- fictitiousNot real, invented
- apocryphalUnverified and probably untrue
- mythicalOf folklore, not fact
unverified · unsubstantiated · unproven · debunked · discredited · refuted · disproven · counterfactual · illusory · delusive
- Flawedflawed, faulty, defective, broken, imperfect
- brokenbroken, busted, broken down, out of order, not working
- off targetoff target, off-target, off the mark, wide of the mark, wide
- error-pronefaulty, flawed, defective, fallible, accident-prone
erroneousflawless
Entirely without fault
faultless · perfect · impeccable · letter-perfect · immaculate
- erroneous accusationIncorrect claim of wrongdoing
- erroneous assumptionIncorrect belief underlying reasoning