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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mistake, goof |
| Synonyms: | blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, faux pas*, howler, impropriety, indecorum, indiscretion, putting foot in mouth, slip*, solecism |
| Notes: | a gaff is an iron hook with a handle used for landing large fish, while a gaffe is a socially awkward or tactless error |
| Antonyms: | correction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blunder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mistake |
| Synonyms: | blooper, boner, boo-boo, bungle, dumb move, dumb thing to do, error, fault, faux pas, flub, flub-up, fluff, gaffe, goof, howler, impropriety, inaccuracy, indiscretion, lapse, muff, oversight, slip, slip-up, solecism, trip* |
| Antonyms: | accuracy, correction, fix, restitution |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | boner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a mistake |
| Synonyms: | blooper, blunder, bonehead play, boo-boo, bungle, error, false move, faux pas*, flub, flummox, foulup, gaffe, goof-up, miscalculation, miscue, misstep, muddle, muff, oversight, screw-up, slipup, snafu, whoops |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | boo boo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small mistake |
| Synonyms: | blunder, error, gaffe, goof, misstep, oversight, screw-up, slip |
| Main Entry: | faux pas |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social error |
| Synonyms: | blooper, blooper, blunder, blunder in etiquette, boo-boo, botch, breach, break, bungle, colossal blunder, error, flop, flub, foul-up, gaffe, gaffe, gaucherie, goof, hash, impropriety, indecorum, indiscretion, mess, mess-up, misconduct, misjudgment, misstep, mistake, offense, oversight, slip, social blunder, solecism, transgression |
| Main Entry: | impropriety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bad taste, mistake |
| Synonyms: | barbarism, blunder, faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, goof, immodesty, impudence, incongruity, incorrectness, indecency, indecorum, inelegance, rudeness, slip*, solecism, unseemliness, unsuitability, vulgarism, vulgarity |
| Antonyms: | correctness, propriety, suitability, tastefulness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indiscretion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mistake |
| Synonyms: | bumble, crudeness, dropping the ball, dumb move, error, excitability, faux pas, folly, fool mistake, foolishness, foul-up, gaffe, gaucherie, goof, hastiness, imprudence, indiscreetness, ingenuousness, lapse, miscue, misjudgment, misspeak, naiveté, rashness, recklessness, screw-up, simple-mindedness, slip of the tongue, slip*, slip-up, stumble, stupidity, tactlessness, thoughtlessness, unseemliness |
| Antonyms: | care, discreetness, discretion, right |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misstep |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mistake, wrong move |
| Synonyms: | bad move, blunder, bungle, error, failure, false step, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, indiscretion, lapse, miscue, miss, slip, slipup, stumble, trip |
| Antonyms: | success |
| Main Entry: | mistake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | error, misunderstanding |
| Synonyms: | aberration, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, bungle, confusion, delusion, erratum, false move, false step, fault, faux pas, flub, fluff, gaffe, illusion, inaccuracy, inadvertence, lapse, misapplication, misapprehension, miscalculation, misconception, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misprint, misstatement, misstep, muddle, neglect, omission, overestimation, oversight, slight, slip, slip of tongue, slipup, snafu, solecism, trip*, typographical error, underestimation |
| Antonyms: | accuracy, calculation, certainty, correction, correctness, proof, success, truth, understanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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