in error
Off the mark
Mistaken or incorrect.
Someone acting in error has made a mistake, whether in judgment, fact, or procedure: The package was delivered to the wrong address in error.
The phrase often appears in formal or legal contexts where acknowledging a mistake matters: The court ruled that the lower judge had acted in error.
Error in estimation
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
- misapprehensionIncorrect belief or understanding
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
misreading · misperception · misstep · misconstrual · misestimate · misreckoning · confusion · delusion
Not done on purpose
- inadvertentDone without intention
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- slipMinor error or misstep
misstep · mishap · accident · blunder · unforeseen · unexpected · chance · coincidence
Contrary to fact
- falseNot matching reality
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- invalidWithout legal force
- untrueNot in accordance with fact
misleading · fallacious · unsound · spurious · bogus · unfounded · mistaken · misguided
Failure to operate properly
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- glitchMinor system fault
bug · corrupted · damaged · dysfunctional · imperfect · unreliable · compromised · deficiency
miscalculation
Error in estimation
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
- misapprehensionIncorrect belief or understanding
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
misunderstanding · misreading · misperception · misstep · misconstrual · misestimate · misreckoning · confusion · delusion · fallacy
unintentional
Not done on purpose
- inadvertentDone without intention
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
slip · misstep · mishap · accident · blunder · unforeseen · unexpected · chance · coincidence · anomaly
wrong
Contrary to fact
- falseNot matching reality
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- invalidWithout legal force
untrue · misleading · fallacious · unsound · spurious · bogus · unfounded · mistaken · misguided · off-base
malfunction
Failure to operate properly
glitch · bug · corrupted · damaged · dysfunctional · imperfect · unreliable · compromised · deficiency · shortcoming
- at faultguilty, at fault, to blame, culpable, blameworthy
- off targetoff target, off-target, off the mark, wide of the mark, wide
- unintentionallyaccidentally, unintentionally, inadvertently, unwittingly, by accident
in errorcorrect
Free from error
right · accurate · in the right · on target · on the mark
in errorin the right
Holding the valid position
blameless · justified · righteous · innocent · beyond reproach
error, err, erring, errant, aberration, unerring, aberrant, erroneous, errorless