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boo-boo

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of boo-boo

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

the president should not be making boo-boos in something as important as the State of the Union Address

Synonyms of boo-boo

blunder, bobble, boob [British], brick, clanger [British], clinker, error, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, trip

Words Related to boo-boo

bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall

misapprehension, miscalculation, miscomprehension, misconception, misconstruction, miscue, misdescription, misimpression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreading, misstatement, misunderstanding

Near Antonyms of boo-boo

accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictness

inerrancy, infallibility, perfection

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