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Synonyms of blooper

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Another word for blooper is boo-boo. Other synonyms of blooper are faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse and mistake.

Synonyms and similar words for blooper

nounA blunder, an error.

  • boo-booA mistake or error.
  • faux pasAn embarrassing or tactless blunder.
  • fluffA lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.
  • gaffeA foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
  • lapseA temporary failure; a slip.
  • mistakeAn error.
  • slipA mistake or error.
  • stumbleAn error or blunder.
  • aberration
  • blunderA clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
  • clangerA very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
  • cock-up vulgarA mistake.
  • error
  • fault
  • floater slangA mistake or misstep; a faux pas.
  • flub
  • fuckup vulgarA serious mistake.
  • goofA mistake or error.
  • howler
  • inaccuracy
  • lapsusA slip, lapse, or error.
  • mess-up colloquialA mistake or fiasco; something that has gone wrong.
  • misadventure
  • misstep
  • oopsyA mistake; often when babies and young children soil their pants.
  • screwup colloquialA substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.
  • slip-upA (small) error or mistake; a (minor) misstep.
  • slipup
  • thinkoA careless mistake made in thinking.
  • wrengthThe state or condition of being wrong; wrongness; wrongfulness; error.
  • solecismAn error or improper usage.
  • erroneityThe state or quality of being erroneous; incorrectness.
  • bloomer datedA large or embarrassing mistake; blunder.
  • boner dated, slangA blunder; a silly mistake.
  • break obsolete, slang
  • disadventure obsoleteSynonym of misadventure, bad luck, an instance of bad luck, a mistake.

nounA fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders.

  • banjo hitA weakly hit fly ball which goes just over the infielders.
  • flareA low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.
  • Texas leaguerA weakly hit fly ball that drops between the infielders and outfielders for a hit; a blooper, a flare.

Meaning of blooper

  1. noun A blunder, an error.
  2. noun A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders.
  3. noun A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident or mistake.

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Questions about synonyms of blooper

What is another word for blooper?
Blooper has 39 synonyms on Word.ws, such as boo-boo, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip and stumble.
What does blooper mean?
Blooper means a blunder, an error.

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