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

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

The real cost of getting it wrong Marketing blunders are often amusing, and some of these examples have become business school case studies of what not to do. — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

The French centre-back previously had form for unfortunate blunders in high-profile matches but looks to have cut that out of his game. — Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026

There have also been several high-profile officiating blunders this season. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 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