Synonyms of clanger

clanger

noun

ˈklaŋ-ər 

British

as in mistake

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clanger

Pope dropped clangers earlier in the season and weak concessions against Manchester City and Qarabag preceded Everton. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026

In its two most recent games, its goalkeeper, André Onana, has made calamitous clangers, leading to easy goals for the opposition. — Alex Tabet, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2024

Another game against Chelsea and another clanger for Lloris - this time during the Lilywhites tenure at Wembley. — SI.com, 30 Sep. 2019

The veined wing of the clanger cicada kills bacteria solely through its physical structure — one of the first natural surfaces found to do so. — Trevor Quirk, Scientific American, 5 Mar. 2013