literal error

Questions about literal error

What is another word for literal error?

It depends which literal error you mean. In the sense “a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind”, the synonyms are misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal. Across all 1 sense there are 5 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of literal error?

WordNet records no antonym for literal error. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for literal error come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of literal error

• Full entry for literal errorAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for literal errorWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.