BLOOPERS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

bloopers

noun

plural of blooper

as in pratfalls

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Noun

Avoid these 8 common design blunders to make the most of even the smallest garden.

— Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
In 2026, Mattel is doubling down and averting any PR blunders with a Holiday Barbie that, by all accounts, looks genuinely gorgeous.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Definition of blunders

Noun

But those are only the flubs that Jeopardy judges catch and acknowledge during tapings.

— Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
In a recent Instagram post, the 56-year-old former TV journalist uploaded a montage of her past on-air flubs alongside a message about perseverance and living with dyslexia.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026

Definition of flubs

Noun

As a more hands-off or less stressful option, many Americans turn to a bread machine for an easier homemade bread option, but this appliance presents a new set of questions and potential bread machine mistakes.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026
An additional 2-foot buffer allows for the homeowner who prefers more of a flood safety cushion and for any minor construction mistakes.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of mistakes

Noun

When revenue-generating activities depend on the quality of information provided, even small inaccuracies can create outsized business consequences.

— Jayasri Ranganathan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
These polling inaccuracies may reveal a potential blind spot toward progressives, Smith says, explaining that Democrats are likely to take note as Wisconsin heads into its primary next week.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of inaccuracies

Noun

There is the occasional drop or body catch, but there isn’t a receiver on this team — outside of maybe Jalen Coker — who can’t claim those same miscues.

— Mike Kaye August 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026
But as the team looks to fortify its roster in the middle of an improbable contention surge, fans might be thinking about some of the transaction miscues the team has had in previous years.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of miscues

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Midland—which also includes guitarist/vocalist Jess Carson and bassist/vocalist Cameron Duddy, along with a troupe of touring players—embrace the goofs.

— Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 3 Aug. 2026
Johnny Carson made fun of politicians, but mostly their public goofs, not their policies.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026

Definition of goofs

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The April vote followed drops in polling for National, while this week’s followed recent public remarks Luxon had made on various issues that some in his party saw as gaffes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Hilton, 48, made a name in the early 2000s publicizing and sometimes belittling celebrities who made public gaffes or otherwise found themselves in trouble with the law.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of gaffes

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