INFALLIBILITY Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

infallibility

noun

Definition of infallibility

as in inerrancy

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Recent Examples of infallibility But Anthony Fauci is a near-perfect example of the modern public health profession, someone who believes fanatically in his own infallibility. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 So has my understanding of what my friends might like, regardless of my belief in the infallibility of my personal taste. — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 Most concerning is the assumption of lab infallibility. — Rino Ferrarese, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026 So much for moral infallibility. — Andrew Ridker, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025 The come-ons are enticing, creating the impression of infallibility to everything including Kryptonite. — Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025

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By making a presumption of guilt and of the state’s inerrancy, the attorney general is repudiating the rule of law, which is grounded in the state’s obligation to prove its case.

— Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
His defense of biblical inerrancy against the modernism of mainstream Bible scholars had laid the intellectual foundation for the future of evangelical Protestantism.

— Austin Steelman / Made by History, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025

Definition of inerrancy

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s AI Risk Management Framework is intended to improve organizations’ ability to incorporate trustworthiness considerations into the design, development, use and evaluation of AI systems.

— Tara Youngblood, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Others have to do with the nature and trustworthiness of the regime in Riyadh, especially the country’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of trustworthiness

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