| false | | |
| adj. | 1. false | not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality.; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery" |
| ~ incorrect, wrong | not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth.; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions" |
| ~ counterfeit, imitative | not genuine; imitating something superior.; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
| ~ dishonest, dishonorable | deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive. |
| ~ insincere | lacking sincerity.; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" |
| ~ mendacious | intentionally untrue.; "a mendacious statement" |
| ~ specious, spurious | plausible but false.; "a specious claim"; "spurious inferences" |
| ~ trumped-up | concocted with intent to deceive.; "trumped-up charges" |
| ~ untrue | not according with the facts.; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue" |
| adj. | 2. false, mistaken | arising from error.; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation" |
| ~ incorrect, wrong | not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth.; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions" |
| adj. | 3. false | erroneous and usually accidental.; "a false start"; "a false alarm" |
| ~ invalid | having no cogency or legal force.; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license" |
| adj. | 4. false | deliberately deceptive.; "false pretenses" |
| ~ insincere | lacking sincerity.; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" |
| adj. | 5. delusive, false | inappropriate to reality or facts.; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes" |
| ~ unrealistic | not realistic.; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels" |
| adj. | 6. fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated | not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article.; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" |
| ~ artificial, unreal | contrived by art rather than nature.; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" |
| adj. | 7. false | designed to deceive.; "a suitcase with a false bottom" |
| ~ dishonest, dishonorable | deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive. |
| adj. | 8. false, off-key, sour | inaccurate in pitch.; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key" |
| ~ inharmonious, unharmonious | not in harmony. |
| adj. | 9. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham | adopted in order to deceive.; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" |
| ~ counterfeit, imitative | not genuine; imitating something superior.; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
| adj. | 10. false, untrue | (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful.; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue" |
| ~ inconstant | likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable.; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon" |
| adv. | 11. faithlessly, false, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably | in a disloyal and faithless manner.; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false" |
| wrong | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. wrong, wrongfulness | that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law.; "he feels that you are in the wrong" |
| ~ unjustness, injustice | the practice of being unjust or unfair. |
| n. (act) | 2. damage, legal injury, wrong | any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right. |
| ~ injury | wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted. |
| v. (social) | 3. wrong | treat unjustly; do wrong to. |
| ~ aggrieve | infringe on the rights of. |
| ~ do by, treat, handle | interact in a certain way.; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" |
| ~ sandbag | treat harshly or unfairly. |
| ~ victimise, victimize | make a victim of.; "I was victimized by this con-man" |
| adj. | 4. incorrect, wrong | not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth.; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions" |
| ~ inaccurate | not exact.; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate" |
| ~ erroneous | containing or characterized by error.; "erroneous conclusions" |
| ~ fallacious | based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information.; "fallacious hope" |
| ~ false, mistaken | arising from error.; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation" |
| ~ improper | not suitable or right or appropriate.; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course" |
| ~ false | not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality.; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery" |
| adj. | 5. wrong | contrary to conscience or morality or law.; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie" |
| ~ unethical | not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior.; "unethical business practices" |
| ~ evil | morally bad or wrong.; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" |
| ~ unjust | violating principles of justice.; "unjust punishment"; "an unjust judge"; "an unjust accusation" |
| ~ immoral | deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong. |
| ~ improper | not suitable or right or appropriate.; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course" |
| ~ condemnable, criminal, reprehensible, deplorable, vicious | bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure.; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife" |
| ~ immoral, base | not adhering to ethical or moral principles.; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds" |
| ~ mistaken, misguided | wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment.; "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity" |
| ~ wicked | morally bad in principle or practice. |
| adj. | 6. improper, wrong | not appropriate for a purpose or occasion.; "said all the wrong things" |
| ~ inappropriate | not suitable for a particular occasion etc.; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them" |
| adj. | 7. amiss, awry, haywire, wrong | not functioning properly.; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" |
| ~ malfunctioning, nonfunctional | not performing or able to perform its regular function.; "a malfunctioning valve" |
| adj. | 8. wrong | based on or acting or judging in error.; "it is wrong to think that way" |
| ~ wrongheaded | obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion.; "a wrongheaded policy" |
| adj. | 9. incorrect, wrong | not in accord with established usage or procedure.; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts" |
| ~ improper | not suitable or right or appropriate.; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course" |
| adj. | 10. wrong | used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward.; "socks worn wrong side out" |
| ~ inside | relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space.; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter" |
| adj. | 11. ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely, wrong | badly timed.; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke" |
| ~ inopportune | not opportune.; "arrived at a most inopportune hour"; "an inopportune visit" |
| adj. | 12. faulty, incorrect, wrong | characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules.; "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; "the wrong side of the road" |
| ~ inaccurate | not exact.; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate" |
| adv. | 13. incorrectly, wrong, wrongly | in an inaccurate manner.; "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong" |
| defect | | |
| n. (state) | 1. defect | an imperfection in a bodily system.; "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs" |
| ~ myelatelia | any developmental defect of the spinal cord. |
| ~ imperfection, imperfectness | the state or an instance of being imperfect. |
| ~ birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder | a defect that is present at birth. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. defect, shortcoming | a failing or deficiency.; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information" |
| ~ disadvantage | the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position. |
| n. (state) | 3. defect, fault, flaw | an imperfection in an object or machine.; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" |
| ~ imperfection, imperfectness | the state or an instance of being imperfect. |
| ~ blister | a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint). |
| ~ glitch, bug | a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine. |
| ~ hole | a fault.; "he shot holes in my argument" |
| n. (attribute) | 4. blemish, defect, mar | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| ~ appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing. |
| ~ birthmark, nevus | a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth. |
| ~ chatter mark | a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece. |
| ~ chip, check | a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something. |
| ~ crack | a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts.; "there was a crack in the mirror" |
| ~ gouge, nick, ding, dent | an impression in a surface (as made by a blow). |
| ~ mole | a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin. |
| ~ scar, scrape, scratch, mark | an indication of damage. |
| ~ burn mark, burn | a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body). |
| ~ blot, smirch, daub, smudge, slur, smear, spot | a blemish made by dirt.; "he had a smudge on his cheek" |
| ~ stigma | a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease. |
| ~ verruca, wart | (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus. |
| ~ milium, whitehead | a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland. |
| ~ blackhead, comedo | a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin. |
| v. (social) | 5. defect, desert | desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot" |
| ~ flee, take flight, fly | run away quickly.; "He threw down his gun and fled" |
| ~ dissent, protest, resist | express opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country" |
| ~ rat | desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage. |
| error | | |
| n. (act) | 1. error, fault, mistake | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" |
| ~ nonaccomplishment, nonachievement | an act that does not achieve its intended goal. |
| ~ blot, smirch, smear, stain, spot | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it.; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" |
| ~ mix-up, confusion | a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another.; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw" |
| ~ incursion | the mistake of incurring liability or blame. |
| ~ miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning | a mistake in calculating. |
| ~ distortion | the mistake of misrepresenting the facts. |
| ~ parapraxis, slip-up, miscue, slip | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.. |
| ~ offside | (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.). |
| ~ lapse, oversight | a mistake resulting from inattention. |
| ~ omission, skip | a mistake resulting from neglect. |
| ~ blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, bloomer, fuckup, pratfall | an embarrassing mistake. |
| ~ balls-up, ballup, cockup, mess-up | something badly botched or muddled. |
| ~ betise, folly, imbecility, stupidity, foolishness | a stupid mistake. |
| ~ renege, revoke | the mistake of not following suit when able to do so. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. erroneousness, error | inadvertent incorrectness. |
| ~ incorrectness, wrongness | the quality of not conforming to fact or truth. |
| ~ deviation | the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. erroneous belief, error | a misconception resulting from incorrect information. |
| ~ misconception | an incorrect conception. |
| n. (act) | 4. error, misplay | (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed. |
| ~ failure | an act that fails.; "his failure to pass the test" |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. error, wrongdoing | departure from what is ethically acceptable. |
| ~ evilness, evil | the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice.; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world" |
| n. (event) | 6. computer error, error | (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ hardware error | error resulting from a malfunction of some physical component of the computer. |
| ~ programming error, software error | error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result. |
| ~ algorithm error | error resulting from the choice of the wrong algorithm or method for achieving the intended result. |
| n. (communication) | 7. error, mistake | part of a statement that is not correct.; "the book was full of errors" |
| ~ misstatement | a statement that contains a mistake. |
| ~ corrigendum | a printer's error; to be corrected. |
| ~ erratum, literal, literal error, misprint, typo, typographical error | a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind. |
| fault | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. demerit, fault | the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection.; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did" |
| ~ worth | the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful. |
| n. (object) | 2. break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust" |
| ~ geology | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks. |
| ~ fault line | (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface. |
| ~ crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure | a long narrow opening. |
| ~ denali fault | a major open geological fault in Alaska. |
| ~ inclined fault | a geological fault in which one side is above the other. |
| ~ san andreas fault | a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes. |
| ~ strike-slip fault | a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally. |
| n. (event) | 3. fault | (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.).; "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it" |
| ~ electronics | the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices. |
| ~ equipment failure, breakdown | a cessation of normal operation.; "there was a power breakdown" |
| n. (attribute) | 4. fault | responsibility for a bad situation or event.; "it was John's fault" |
| ~ responsibleness, responsibility | a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct.; "he holds a position of great responsibility" |
| n. (act) | 5. fault | (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area).; "he served too many double faults" |
| ~ double fault | (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point. |
| ~ footfault | a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline. |
| ~ squash rackets, squash racquets, squash | a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets. |
| ~ badminton | a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net. |
| ~ lawn tennis, tennis | a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court. |
| ~ serve, service | (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play.; "his powerful serves won the game" |
| v. (communication) | 6. blame, fault | put or pin the blame on. |
| ~ accuse, charge | blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against.; "he charged the director with indifference" |
| flaw | | |
| n. (state) | 1. flaw | defect or weakness in a person's character.; "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless" |
| ~ failing, weakness | a flaw or weak point.; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings" |
| ~ hamartia, tragic flaw | the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall. |
| n. (state) | 2. flaw | an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness. |
| ~ imperfection, imperfectness | the state or an instance of being imperfect. |
| v. (change) | 3. blemish, flaw | add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective. |
| ~ damage | inflict damage upon.; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" |
| mistake | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. misapprehension, mistake, misunderstanding | an understanding of something that is not correct.; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister" |
| ~ misconception | an incorrect conception. |
| v. (cognition) | 2. misidentify, mistake | identify incorrectly.; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" |
| ~ identify | consider to be equal or the same.; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" |
| ~ confuse, confound | mistake one thing for another.; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. err, mistake, slip | to make a mistake or be incorrect. |
| ~ misremember | remember incorrectly.; "I misremembered the date" |
| ~ slip up, trip up, stumble | make an error.; "She slipped up and revealed the name" |
| ~ misjudge | judge incorrectly. |
| ~ fall for | be deceived, duped, or entrapped by.; "He fell for her charms"; "He fell for the con man's story" |
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