INERRANT Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

inerrant

adjective

Definition of inerrant

as in infallible

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Recent Examples of inerrant But Fosdick’s real radicalism lay in his insistence that Scripture was not static or inerrant but needed to be read in the context of an evolving culture and country. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 Robinson was a devoutly Protestant academic who believed in the Bible’s inerrant truth. — Andrew Lawler, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2022 Its author, Harold Lindsell, a seminary professor and the powerful editor of Christianity Today magazine, warned that evangelical progressives no longer believed that the Bible was the inerrant word of God. — Diana Butler Bass, CNN, 17 June 2021 He was taught that a lustful glance or a sip of wine would result in perpetual torment, and that the Quran was the literal and inerrant word of God; because the Quran didn’t mention dinosaurs, dinosaurs had never existed. — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 8 May 2017

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Adjective

But after that 31-7 lead, there was a thought that Miami looked like a very good team but perhaps not an infallible one.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
But Radcliffe noted that her method for screening polls is not infallible.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of infallible

Adjective

The Perfect Prescription is Spacemen 3’s masterpiece, an imperfect record made by one of the last holistically perfect groups of the 20th century.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
The home office that completes this level offers a perfect spot for working from home.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of perfect

Adjective

My admiration extends to the unerring precision of their filmmaking.

— Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Voiced by Tom Kenny, SpongeBob’s unerring positivity and childlike glee immediately captured our hearts and minds, so much so that the show has continued for more than 25 years.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

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