infallible
/in'fæləbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong: Describes a person, method, or thing that is never wrong and always achieves the intended result.
- Absolutely reliable or certain: Describes something that never fails or is guaranteed to work perfectly.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- He was convinced of his own infallible logic.
- No system is completely infallible; errors can occur.
- They searched for an infallible method to predict the weather.
Advanced Usage
- "to be considered infallible": to be regarded as incapable of error, often in a formal or doctrinal context.
- In matters of doctrine, the council's judgment was considered infallible.
- "infallible proof": evidence or a method that is considered unquestionably certain.
- The detective was still searching for infallible proof of the suspect's guilt.
Variants and Related Words
- Infallibility (noun): The quality of being infallible.
- The doctrine of papal infallibility is a key tenet.
- Infallibly (adverb): In a manner that is incapable of error.
- The algorithm infallibly sorted the data.
Synonyms
- Faultless: Without any flaws or defects.
- Unerring: Always right or accurate.
- Impeccable: In accordance with the highest standards; faultless.
Antonyms
- Fallible: Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
- Erroneous: Wrong; incorrect.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "Nobody is infallible": A common saying meaning that everyone makes mistakes.
- You must forgive the error; after all, nobody is infallible.
Adjective
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incapable of failure or error
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an infallible antidote
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an infallible memory
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the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible
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no doctor is infallible
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