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clanger

noun , British

Synonyms and 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 of 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

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

Near Antonyms of clanger

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

inerrancy, infallibility, perfection

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