ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Infallible

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɪnˈfælɪbəl/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Infallible is a noun meaning A person who, or an object or process that, is taken as being infallible.

Meaning

A person who, or an object or process that, is taken as being infallible.

More Meanings

  1. Without fault or weakness; incapable of error or fallacy.
  2. Certain to produce the intended effect; sure.

Example Sentences

Try this infallible cure for hiccups.
He knows about many things, but even he is not infallible.
In precisely the same way does a quack doctor prescribe his infallible nostrum to every patient, without taking into account differences of constitution, or [...]
[L]isten patiently [...] and you will easily perceive why I am reserved upon that subject. I will not lead you on, unguarded and ardent as I then was, to your destruction and infallible misery.

Word Forms

Synonyms for infallible

Depending on context, synonyms include faultless, perfect, indefective, inerrant, foolproof, unerring.

Antonyms for infallible

Common opposites include fallible, defective, faultful, faulty, error-prone.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inerrable, inerrant, unerring, unfailing, foolproof, faultless.

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