blunders
Clumsy, costly errors
Blunders are serious mistakes, typically caused by carelessness or poor judgment rather than ignorance.
The word suggests clumsiness—stumbling into error rather than being misled: a series of diplomatic blunders, The company's marketing blunders cost them millions.
To blunder is to make such mistakes, or to move clumsily: He blundered through the dark room.
Wrong action or decision
- gaffeClumsy social error
- faux pasSocial misstep or indiscretion
- misstepError in action or judgment
- mishapMinor unfortunate occurrence
bungle · botch · flub · blooper · clanger · slip-up · goof · screw-up
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- omissionFailure to include
- neglectFailure to provide care
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
- missFail to reach
inadvertence · carelessness · inattention · forgetfulness · heedlessness · blind spot · overlook · slip
mistake
Wrong action or decision
mishap · bungle · botch · flub · blooper · clanger · slip-up · goof · screw-up · fiasco
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
miss · inadvertence · carelessness · inattention · forgetfulness · heedlessness · blind spot · overlook · slip · gap
- blundersmistakes, botch, errors, bungle, gaffes
- mistakesmistake, mistakes, slip, error, errors
- Mistakes & Liesmistakes, lies, errors, error, mistake
- misjudgementsmistakes, errors, oversights, lapses, miscalculations
- mismanagementmishandling, dysfunction, misuse, incompetence, inefficiency
- errorserror, mistake, fault, flaw, flaws
blunderssucceeds
Accomplishes a goal
masterstrokes · triumphs · coups · achievements · accomplishments
blundersbreakthroughs
Sudden significant advances
strokes of genius · coups · windfalls · boons · godsends
- strategic blunderMajor error in planning
- grammatical blunderError in sentence construction
- social blunders
- speech blunderVerbal mistake made aloud
blunder, blundering, blundered, blunderer, blunderbuss, blunderers, blunderhead