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Fallible

Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible.

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Errant 84% connected

Wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving.

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Errant 84% connected

Wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving.

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Erring 84% connected

of Err

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Erring 84% connected

of Err

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Human 84% connected

Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human sha…

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Human 84% connected

Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human sha…

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Unreliable 84% connected

Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.

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Unreliable 84% connected

Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.

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Weak 84% connected

Wanting physical strength.

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Weak 84% connected

Wanting physical strength.

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Derivationally related 2

Fallibility 74% connected

The state of being fallible; liability to deceive or to be deceived; as, the fallibity of an argument or of an adviser.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fallibility 74% connected

The state of being fallible; liability to deceive or to be deceived; as, the fallibity of an argument or of an adviser.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Frail 92% connected

A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Imperfect 92% connected

Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Weak 92% connected

Wanting physical strength.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antonym 2

Infallible 94% connected

Not fallible; not capable of erring; entirely exempt from liability to mistake; unerring; inerrable.

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Infallible 94% connected

Not fallible; not capable of erring; entirely exempt from liability to mistake; unerring; inerrable.

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