Synonyms of brick

brick

noun

ˈbrik 

as in mistake

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

he dropped a brick that had his friends helpless with laughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistake
• error
• blunder
• clinker
• trip
• stumble
• fumble
• boob
• fluff
• bobble
• inaccuracy
• fault
• slip
• goof
• gaff
• misstep
• miscue
• clanger
• screwup
• flub
• gaffe
• slipup
• lapse
• oversight
• boo-boo
• bloomer
• pratfall
• boner
• misunderstanding
• blooper
• howler
• misconception
• snafu
• misstatement
• misconstruction
• misreading
• misinterpretation
• miscalculation
• misjudgment
• misapprehension
• misdescription
• misimpression
• miscomprehension
• foul-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• precision
• accuracy
• exactness
• correctness
• strictness
• exactitude
• perfection
• preciseness
• infallibility
• inerrancy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brick

The whole community is enclosed within high brick walls, but the four brick ministers’ buildings are surrounded by an additional iron fence with two large steel entry gates. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Vogue Daily Newsletter The sublet, on the second floor of a carriage house in Brooklyn, was all wood beams and exposed brick with two big skylights. — Carla Lalli, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

This standard was derived from the static and predictable market of bricks and mortar banking in a local area. — Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Right next to the site is a red-brick structure owned by the Key West Garden Club. — Victoria Davies, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026