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 clapboard, central-hall Georgian-style home also has a mid-to-late 19th century English barn and a brick carriage house. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

Korsgaard spots her first species, the small, brick-red, tortoiseshell, in early March on a meadow path near her home. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

Built in the 1950s, the roughly 1,940-square-foot house has just two bedrooms and two bathrooms and sits at the end of a long red-brick driveway. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026

Chief among the discoveries is a large mud brick housing complex connected to the southern entrance of the fortress. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026