| 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 |
| 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: | slip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | error, goof |
Synonyms: |
blooper, blunder, bungle, failure, fault, flub, fluff, foul-up, gaff, howler, imprudence, indiscretion, lapse, misdeed, misstep, mistake, muff, omission, oversight, screw-up, slip of the tongue, slip-up, trip |
Antonyms: |
correction, perfection, success |
| Main Entry: | slip of the tongue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misspeaking |
Synonyms: |
lapsus linguae, mistake, slip of the pen, solecism, spoonerism, sus linguae |