bloopers

noun

plural of blooper
as in pratfalls

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloopers
  1. blunders
  2. flubs
  3. mistakes
  4. inaccuracies
  5. miscues
  6. goofs
  7. gaffes
  8. clangers
Noun
  • The league usually hides these blunders behind closed doors and quiet internal grading-system tweaks.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But as the initial euphoria of the rescue has subsided, officials have begun to raise difficult questions and trade accusations about the security blunders that could have led to a major disaster.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of blunders
Noun
  • The Padres turned those flubs into three early runs and won, 3-2.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But those are only the flubs that Jeopardy judges catch and acknowledge during tapings.
    — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Definition of flubs
Noun
  • And not all of the proofs were certified as correct by the automatic logic verification platform Lean—in fact, some have already been retracted after outside scientists found mistakes.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Programmers showed it sorting email, spotting writing mistakes and even playing games.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistakes
Noun
  • The 1997 Disney movie Hercules mixed Roman and Greek names, helping propagate this and other inaccuracies (not uncommon in Hollywood’s depictions of ancient Greece).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Greenspan protested the inaccuracies in subsequent filings, and Tinubu’s team later recanted the claims.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of inaccuracies
Noun
  • Ruff was not happy with some of his team’s defensive miscues.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Coach Sean McVay complimented Ferguson for responding positively after his miscues.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of miscues
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • But the clips are inescapable on my Instagram feed, and the science gaffes seem … real bad.
    — Brittany Trang, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026
  • One of its more glaring gaffes within the past couple years is the delay of Caitlin Clark's signature sneaker.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of gaffes
Noun
  • Pope dropped clangers earlier in the season and weak concessions against Manchester City and Qarabag preceded Everton.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of clangers
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