| Main Entry: | false step |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | careless act |
Synonyms: |
blunder, fall, flop, misstep, slip, stumble, trip, tumble |
| Main Entry: | failure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lack of success |
Synonyms: |
abortion, bankruptcy, bomb, botch, breakdown, bungle, bust, checkmate, collapse, decay, decline, defeat, deficiency, deficit, deterioration, downfall, failing, false step, faux pas, fiasco, flash in the pan, flop, frustration, implosion, inadequacy, lead balloon, lemon, loser, loss, mess, misadventure, miscarriage, misstep, nonperformance, nonsuccess, overthrow, rout, rupture, sinking ship, stalemate, stoppage, total loss, turkey, washout, wreck |
Antonyms: |
accomplishment, achievement, attainment, earnings, gain, merit, success, win |
| Main Entry: | fluff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mistake |
Synonyms: |
blooper, bungling, error, false step, flub, fumble, miscalculation, miscue, miss, muddle, muff, oversight, slip, slipup, stumble |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | snafu |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mistake |
Synonyms: |
blooper, blunder, bungle, confusion, error, false step, faux pas, flub, foul-up, goof-up, mess, miscalculation, misjudgment, misunderstanding, mix-up, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup |
| Main Entry: | trip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | error, blunder |
Synonyms: |
bungle, fall, false move, false step, faux pas*, indiscretion, lapse, misstep, mistake, slip, stumble |
Antonyms: |
correction, fix |
| Main Entry: | insolvency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | failure |
Synonyms: |
abortion, bankruptcy, bomb*, botch, breakdown, bungle, bust, checkmate, collapse, decay, decline, defeat, deficiency, deficit, deterioration, downfall, failing, false step, faux pas, fiasco, flash in the pan, flop, frustration, implosion, inadequacy, lead balloon, lemon, loser, loss, mess*, misadventure, miscarriage, misstep, nonperformance, nonsuccess, overthrow, rout, rupture, sinking ship, stalemate, stoppage, total loss, turkey, washout, wreck |
| Main Entry: | nonfeasance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | failure |
Synonyms: |
abortion, bankruptcy, bomb*, botch, breakdown, bungle, bust, checkmate, collapse, decay, decline, default, defeat, deficiency, deficit, delinquency, dereliction, deterioration, downfall, failing, false step, faux pas, fiasco, flash in the pan, flop, frustration, implosion, inadequacy, lead balloon, lemon, loser, loss, mess*, misadventure, miscarriage, misstep, neglect, nonperformance, nonsuccess, omission, overthrow, rout, rupture, sinking ship, stalemate, stoppage, total loss, turkey, washout, wreck |
| Main Entry: | unsuccess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | failure |
Synonyms: |
abortion, bankruptcy, bomb*, botch, breakdown, bungle, bust, checkmate, collapse, decay, decline, defeat, deficiency, deficit, deterioration, downfall, failing, false step, faux pas, fiasco, flash in the pan, flop, frustration, implosion, inadequacy, lead balloon, lemon, loser*, loss, mess*, misadventure, miscarriage, misstep, nonperformance, nonsuccess, overthrow, rout, rupture, sinking ship, stalemate, stoppage, total loss, turkey, unsuccessfulness, washout, wreck |