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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a mistake; do wrong |
| Synonyms: | be in error, be inaccurate, be incorrect, be mistaken, blow*, blunder, bollix, boo-boo, deviate, drop the ball, fall, flub, foul up, go astray, go wrong, goof, lapse, louse up, make a mess of, mess up*, misapprehend, misbehave, miscalculate, misjudge, muff, offend, screw up, sin, slip up, snafu, snarl up, stray, stumble, transgress, trespass, wander |
| Antonyms: | correct |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | botch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blunder |
| Synonyms: | blow*, bobble, boggle, bollix, boot, bumble, bungle, butcher, distort, err, fall down, flounder, flub, fumble, goof up, gum up, louse up, mar, mend, mess, mess up*, misapply, miscalculate, miscompute, misconjecture, misconstrue, mishandle, misjudge, mismanage, muck up, muddle, muff, mutilate, patch, pull a boner, ruin, screw up, spoil, stumble, wreck |
| Antonyms: | accomplish, achieve, do well, succeed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bungle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blunder, mess up |
| Synonyms: | ball up, boggle, botch, butcher, drop the ball, err, flub, foul up, fudge, fumble, goof up, gum up, louse up, make a mess of, mar, mess up, miscalculate, mishandle, mismanage, muff, ruin, screw up, spoil |
| Antonyms: | do well, fix, manage, succeed |
Example Sentences
- Custom computer cases tend to err toward the extreme -- extremes of weirdness, cleverness and neon.
- To err is human, to persevere in error is the act of a fool.
- But if we are to err, it is best that we err on the side of safety.
| Main Entry: | deviate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stray from normal path |
| Synonyms: | aberrate, angle off, avert, bear off, bend, bend the rules, break pattern, circumlocate, contrast, deflect, depart, depart from, differ, digress, divagate, diverge, drift, edge off, err, get around, go amiss, go haywire, go off on tangent, go out of control, go out of way, leave beaten path, not conform, part, shy, swerve, swim against stream, take a turn, turn, turn aside, vary, veer, wander |
| Antonyms: | go straight, keep, stay |
| Main Entry: | fumble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bumble, mess up |
| Synonyms: | bollix, botch, bungle, err, feel, flounder, flub, fluff, goof, grapple, grope, lose the handle, louse up, misfield, mishandle, mismanage, scrabble, screw up, spoil, stumble |
| Antonyms: | do well |
| Main Entry: | goof |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mistake |
| Synonyms: | blow it, blunder, botch, bungle, err, flub, foul up, get wrong, louse up, make a boner, mess up, miscalculate, mix up, screw up, slip, snarl |
| Main Entry: | misapprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get the wrong idea, impression |
| Synonyms: | blunder, confuse, err, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misread, miss, mistake, misunderstand |
| Antonyms: | apprehend, comprehend, understand |
| Main Entry: | miscalculate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a mistake |
| Synonyms: | blow*, blunder, discount, disregard, drop the ball, err, get signals crossed, get wrong, go wrong, mess up*, misconstrue, miscount, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, misreckon, miss by a mile, misunderstand, mix up, overestimate, overlook, overrate, overvalue, slip up, stumble, underestimate, underrate, undervalue |
| Antonyms: | do correctly, figure correctly, succeed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mishandle/mismanage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mess up |
| Synonyms: | abuse, be incompetent, be inefficient, blow, blunder, botch, bungle, confound, err, flub, foul up, fumble, goof up, goof, gum up, harm, make a hash of, make a mess of, maladminister, misapply, misconduct, misdirect, misemploy, misgovern, mistreat, misuse, muff, overlook, pervert, prostitute, put foot in, screw up, shoot oneself in foot |
| Antonyms: | handle, manage |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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