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

By nightfall, the protests turned violent, people hurling bricks and taking down the American flag in favor of the Confederate colors. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

The bricks of Boston's Fenway Park are unmistakable, as are the streets that surround its hallowed grounds. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

In the 1980s, the plant moved 60 miles to its current location in Fredericksburg, inside a spacious brick building that once held a cellophane factory. — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026

As a result, solid brick, breeze-block and concrete barriers are no longer permitted around pitches across the National League System for men (Steps 1-6) and the Women’s National League (Tiers 3-4). — Stuart James, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026