Synonyms of blunders

blunders 1 of 2

noun

plural of blunder

as in mistakes

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

fixed a minor blunder in the advertising flyer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistakes
• errors
• miscues
• inaccuracies
• missteps
• fumbles
• gaffes
• flubs
• stumbles
• trips
• faults
• goofs
• screwups
• slipups
• gaffs
• oversights
• lapses
• bricks
• clangers
• bobbles
• boobs
• clinkers
• fluffs
• boo-boos
• slips
• pratfalls
• bloopers
• snafus
• misunderstandings
• howlers
• misjudgments
• miscalculations
• misstatements
• misinterpretations
• misconceptions
• misreadings
• misconstructions
• foul-ups
• boners
• bloomers
• misapprehensions
• misimpressions
• misdescriptions
• miscomprehensions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accuracies
• precisions
• exactitudes
• perfections
• infallibilities
• inerrancies

blunders

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blunder

1

as in fumbles

to make a mistake

even though the prosecution had blundered several times in presenting its case, it ultimately prevailed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbles
• stumbles
• trips
• mistakes
• flubs
• errs
• slips up
• fluffs
• lays an egg
• drops the ball
• fouls up
• goofs (up)
• screws up
• nods
• boobs
• misunderstands
• louses up
• messes (up)
• bungles
• murders
• botches
• misjudges
• miscalculates
• mangles
• misconceives
• miscues
• bobbles
• muffs
• butchers
• miscounts
• misconstrues
• mishandles
• misinterprets
• foozles
• misdeems
• misgauges

2

as in stumbles

to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually

blundered his way through an acceptance speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumbles
• struggles
• fumbles
• shuffles
• flounders
• trudges
• bumbles
• limps
• lurches
• jogs
• plods
• shambles
• falters
• lumbers
• reels
• flogs
• sways
• staggers
• wallows
• muddles
• welters
• totters
• teeters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flies
• sails
• glides
• coasts
• zooms
• zips
• kilts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blunders

Noun

There were mighty blunders off the field too under Jarmond, including an email that went out to donors that came with an attachment revealing personal information and spending tallies of the department’s biggest donors. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Common Mistakes When Cleaning Earbuds Take special care to avoid damaging your earbuds by avoiding these common blunders. — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026

That’s 38 more opportunities for horrific pitching, lifeless hitting and mental blunders galore. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

But the motivations for the murders were an unplanned series of blunders designed to correct mistakes that were made. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

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

Among the blunders of the first round was to turn Iran from a pariah state into a sympathetic one. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

But the show’s episodic structure actually softens the impact of these blunders. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 July 2026

Verb

And then Ron somehow blunders his way into getting the number jacked up to $100,000 in return for their silence. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026