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clanger

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Synonyms & Antonyms of clanger

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

a newsreader who memorably dropped a clanger when she referred to Robert Burns as an English poet

Synonyms for clanger

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

Words Related to clanger

bloomer,
blooper,
boner,
howler,
pratfall

foul-up,
snafu

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

Near Antonyms for clanger

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

inerrancy,
infallibility,
perfection

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“Clanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clanger. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.

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