Crime
Crime noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
Usage example: anyone who commits a crime should expect to be punished for it
Error is a synonym for crime in transgression topic. In some cases you can use "Error" instead a noun "Crime".
Nearby Words: criminal, criminally
Error
Error noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
Usage example: we have all committed errors in our lives and strayed from the path of righteousness
Crime is a synonym for error in transgression topic. Sometimes you can use "Crime" instead a noun "Error".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| rare | rare crime | rare error |
| particular | particular crime | particular error |
| similar | similar crime | similar error |
| common | common crime | common error |
| Other adjectives: initial, true, single, simple, small, real, severe, big, great, serious, little, main, supposed, major, possible, minor, random, previous, biggest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Disproportionate Retribution: According to Aristotle, the protagonist must be punished for an error, but with the punishment spectacularly exceeding the crime.
Source: Tragedy - The pro side says it deters crime and prevents repeat offenses, while the con side says it is discriminatory, barbaric, an overreach of government authority, and irreversible in case of error.
Source: Useful Notes / American Prisons - The Hero (often a Lord Error-Prone or Comedic Hero) hears a cry for help, or sees a crime taking place.
Source: You Just Ruined the Shot
Cite this Source
Error and Crime. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/error
Crime & Error. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/error>.
Error or Crime. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/error.
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