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| Main Entry: | faux pas |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social error |
| Synonyms: | blooper*, blooper, blunder, botch, breach, break, bungle, error, flop, flub*, gaffe*, gaffe, goof*, hash, impropriety, indiscretion, mess, misconduct, misstep, mistake, offense, oversight, slip, solecism, transgression, blunder in etiquette, boo-boo, colossal blunder, foul-up, gaucherie, indecorum, mess-up, misjudgment, social blunder |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blooper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blunder |
| Synonyms: | boner*, bungle, error, faux pas, fluff*, gaffe, impropriety, lapse, mistake, slip, solecism, trip*, boo-boo, indecorum |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blunder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mistake |
| Synonyms: | blooper*, boner*, bungle, error, fault, faux pas, flub*, fluff*, gaffe, goof*, impropriety, inaccuracy, indiscretion, lapse, muff*, oversight, slip, solecism, trip*, boo-boo, dumb move, dumb thing to do, flub-up, howler, slip-up |
| Antonyms: | accuracy, correction, fix, restitution |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | boner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a mistake |
| Synonyms: | blooper*, blunder, bungle, error, faux pas*, flub, flummox, gaffe, miscue, misstep, muddle, muff, oversight, slipup*, snafu*, whoops, bonehead play, boo-boo, false move, foulup, goof-up, miscalculation, screw-up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | embarrassment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | humiliation, shame |
| Synonyms: | awkwardness, bashfulness, bind, boo boo*, chagrin, clumsiness, complexity, confusion, destitution, difficulty, dilemma, discomfiture, distress, faux pas, fix, hitch, hot seat*, hot water, indebtedness, indiscretion, inhibition, mess, mistake, mortification, pickle*, pinch, plight, poverty, predicament, puzzle, quandary, scrape, shyness, snag, stew, strait, tangle, timidity, uneasiness, awkward situation, discomposure, disconcertion, egg on face, impecuniosity, self-consciousness, unease |
| Antonyms: | comfort, confidence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | error |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mistake; wrong |
| Synonyms: | absurdity, blunder, boner*, delinquency, delusion, deviation, erratum, failure, fall, fallacy, falsehood, falsity, fault, faux pas, flaw, glitch, goof*, inaccuracy, lapse, misconception, miscue, misdeed, miss, misstep, misunderstanding, offense, omission, oversight, sin, slight, slip, slipup, solecism, stumble, transgression, trespass, untruth, wrongdoing, X*, bad job, boo-boo, howler, misapprehension, misbelief, miscalculation, misjudgment, mismanagement, screamer, screw-up |
| Antonyms: | accuracy, certainty, correction, right, truth, validity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | foul |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | infraction |
| Synonyms: | breach, encroachment, error, faux pas, infringement, offense, slip*, violation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gaffe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mistake, goof |
| Synonyms: | blooper*, blunder, boner*, faux pas*, impropriety, indiscretion, slip*, solecism, boo-boo, howler, indecorum, putting foot in mouth |
| 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: | impropriety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bad taste, mistake |
| Synonyms: | barbarism, blunder, faux pas, gaffe, goof*, impudence, incongruity, incorrectness, indecency, rudeness, slip*, solecism, vulgarity, gaucherie, immodesty, indecorum, inelegance, unseemliness, unsuitability, vulgarism |
| Antonyms: | correctness, propriety, suitability, tastefulness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indiscretion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mistake |
| Synonyms: | bumble, error, faux pas, folly, foolishness, gaffe, goof*, imprudence, lapse, miscue, naiveté, rashness, recklessness, slip*, slip of the tongue*, stumble, stupidity, thoughtlessness, crudeness, dropping the ball, dumb move, excitability, fool mistake, foul-up, gaucherie, hastiness, indiscreetness, ingenuousness, misjudgment, misspeak, screw-up, simple-mindedness, slip-up*, tactlessness, unseemliness |
| Antonyms: | care, discretion, right, discreetness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | infraction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | violation |
| Synonyms: | breach, breaking, crime, error, faux pas, infringement, lapse, offense, sin, slip*, transgression, trespass, contravention |
| Antonyms: | obedience |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misadventure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bad luck, mishap |
| Synonyms: | accident, adversity, blunder, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, debacle, disaster, error, failure, faux pas, lapse, mischance, misfortune, reverse, setback, slip, tragedy, woe, bad break, ill fortune |
| Antonyms: | blessing, good luck, success, triumph, good fortune |
| Main Entry: | misstep |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mistake, wrong move |
| Synonyms: | blunder, bungle, error, failure, false step, faux pas, fluff*, gaffe, indiscretion, lapse, miscue, miss, slip, slipup*, stumble, trip, bad move |
| Antonyms: | success |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mistake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | error, misunderstanding |
| Synonyms: | aberration, blooper*, blunder, bungle, confusion, delusion, erratum, false step, fault, faux pas, flub*, fluff*, gaffe, illusion, inaccuracy, inadvertence, lapse, misconception, misstatement, misstep, muddle, neglect, omission, oversight, slight, slip, slipup*, snafu*, solecism, trip*, typographical error, boo-boo, false move, misapplication, misapprehension, miscalculation, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misprint, overestimation, slip of tongue, underestimation |
| Antonyms: | accuracy, calculation, certainty, correction, correctness, proof, success, truth, understanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | peccadillo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small fault |
| Synonyms: | faux pas, impropriety, indiscretion, misdemeanor, venial sin, vice, bad habit, minor fault, minor infraction, minor sin, petty offense, slight transgression, small infraction, small sin |
| Main Entry: | slipup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | error |
| Synonyms: | blooper, blunder, boner*, bungle, faux pas, flaw, glitch, goof*, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, misunderstanding, oversight, slight, stumble, transgression, boo-boo, miscalculation, misjudgment, screwup |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | snafu |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mistake |
| Synonyms: | blooper*, blunder, bungle, confusion, error, false step, faux pas, flub*, mess, misunderstanding, mix-up, oversight, slip, slipup*, foul-up, goof-up, miscalculation, misjudgment, screwup |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | undoing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | destruction, misfortune |
| Synonyms: | accident, adversity, affliction, bad luck, bane, blight, blow, blunder, calamity, casualty, catastrophe, collapse, curse, defeat, destroyer, difficulty, disgrace, doom, downfall, error, failure, fault, faux pas, flaw, fumble, grief, humiliation, last straw*, misadventure, mischance, mishap, misstep, omission, overthrow, overturn, reversal, reverse, ruin, shame, slip, smash, stumble, subversion, trial, trip, trouble, visitation, weakness, wreck, bad omen, miscalculation, ruination |
| Antonyms: | building, creation, doing, good fortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wrong |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | offense, sin |
| Synonyms: | abuse, bias, blunder, crime, cruelty, damage, delinquency, discourtesy, error, evil, faux pas, favor, foul play, grievance, harm, hurt, imposition, indecency, inequity, inhumanity, iniquity, injury, injustice, insult, libel, malevolence, miscarriage, misdeed, misdemeanor, mistake, oppression, persecution, prejudice, slander, slight, spite, transgression, trespass, turpitude, vice, villainy, violation, wickedness, wrongdoing, bad deed, immorality, misdoing, sinfulness, tort, unfairness |
| Antonyms: | goodness, kindness, right, virtue |
| Main Entry: | disappointment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saddening situation; letdown |
| Synonyms: | bitter pill, blind alley*, blow, blunder, bummer, bust*, calamity, defeat, disaster, discouragement, downer*, downfall, drag, dud, error, failure, false alarm, faux pas*, fiasco, fizzle, flash in the pan*, impasse, lemon*, mischance, misfortune, mishap, mistake, obstacle, setback, slip, washout, bringdown, inefficacy, miscalculation, old one-two |
| Antonyms: | boost, comfort, happiness, help, miracle, pleasure, relief, success, wonder |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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