errant

adjective

ˈer-ənt How to pronounce errant (audio)
Definition of errantnext
1
as in mischievous
engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior blamed the prank on errant students

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2
as in nomadic
traveling from place to place the errant gunslinger as a standard character in western novels

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Recent Examples of errant Qualley locates defensive purpose in Maya’s stiff reserve, and an errant gleam of joy when Charlie’s dorky come-ons actually do the job. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 Torkelson doubled off Spencer Arrighetti in the eighth and scored from second base when Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk made an errant pickoff throw to third. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 The preliminary investigation found that Denning had approached the three men to apologize for an errant shot. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Video effects back then were in their infancy and costly, but Geffen authorized an overrun and the errant Coke machine was transformed into an anonymous red blob. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for errant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for errant
  1. mischievous
  2. nomadic
  3. naughty
  4. nomad
  5. bad
Adjective
  • KidSuper founder Colm Dillane has always had a mischievous side.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In practice, this mischievous presence ping-pongs between maternal lies and the wholesale impersonation of other people.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of mischievous
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  • Ryan Stern, a director at the nomadic British gallery Sixty Six, said that taxes have become one of the biggest challenges to selling in London.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Other new arrivals included the Choukara bag inspired by the traditional saddle bags carried by nomadic peoples.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of nomadic
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  • Don't get too friendly, though–some of the more naughty giraffes like to give the occasional head butt.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The film’s naughty, not-quite-PG side is perfectly exemplified by its titular hero.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
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  • Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
  • New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.
    — Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Definition of nomad
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  • But then came the nightmare of Game 3, one of the Sox’s worst performances in weeks.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Specifically, people with worse fever tended to have more of a protein called flagellin in their systems than those with little to no fever.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of bad

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“Errant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errant. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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