in error

Meaning

By mistake
The cheque was sent in error.

Mistaken
You are in error in your conclusions.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

off erring wrong incorrect mistaken incorrectly inaccurate mistakenly erroneous wrongly improperly inaccurately fallacious amiss indecently
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Antonyms

exactly specifically fairly properly legally truly
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error

Examples

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error. Cicero

Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error. Andrew Jackson

A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. Isaac Asimov

Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength. George Henry Lewes

No one who lives in error is free. Euripides

He who stops half way is only half in error. German Proverb

Words in the phrase

in error

Close letter words and terms

in equal measure in equal parts in equal portions in especial in esse in essence