Fallible

//ˈfæl.ə.bəl//

Synonyms for "fallible" (53 found)

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Closest matches (11)

imperfect defective errant faulty adulterated blemished careless damaged deficient errable

Adjective(1 words)

defective

Strong matches (16)

erroneous error prone error-prone faultful found wanting heedless human immature impaired imprecise impure

Adjective(3 words)

faultful faulty imperfect

Adjective(2 words)

frail imperfect

Related words (26)

inaccurate inadequate incomplete inexact lacking liable to error makeshift mediocre mixed not perfect off open to error partial patchy short sketchy undependable undeveloped uneven unfinished

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unperfected unsound unthorough wanting weak

Adjective(1 words)

weak

Related word relations

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6 relation types

Antonyms

3 entries

infallible perfect

Synonyms

4 entries

defective faultful faulty imperfect

Related terms

6 entries

fail fallacious fallacy fallibilism fallibilist fallibility

derived

4 entries

fallibleness fallibly nonfallible unfallible

related to

9 entries

fail fallacious fallacy fallibilism fallibilist fallibility infallibility mistake wrong

similar

11 entries

errant erring error prone error-prone human undependable unreliable weak

Translations

19 translations across 15 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

склонен да греши adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

Catalan

1 entries

fal·lible adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

殘缺的 /残缺的 adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

Czech

1 entries

omylný adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

Finnish

1 entries

erehtyväinen adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

French

1 entries

faillible adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

Galician

2 entries

falible adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)
falíbel adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

German

1 entries

fehlbar adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

Italian

1 entries

fallibile adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

жаңылышкан adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

fälboa adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

Polish

1 entries

omylny adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

Portuguese

1 entries

falível adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

Russian

4 entries

ненадёжный adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)
оши́бочный adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)
подверженный отказам adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)
подверженный ошибкам adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

Spanish

1 entries

falible adj (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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All men are fallible.

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I am absolutely fallible.

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The president is a fallible man.

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Every human being is fallible.

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