Synonyms of clinker

clinker

noun

1

as in mistake

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

a documentary that had such clinkers as a reference to Iran as an Arab nation

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in disaster

something that has failed

all of the toy company's new offerings for the Christmas season proved to be clinkers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disaster
• failure
• bomb
• washout
• miss
• shipwreck
• lemon
• clunker
• disappointment
• bust
• flop
• dud
• catastrophe
• frost
• loser
• turkey
• dog
• fiasco
• mess
• fizzle
• debacle
• débâcle
• bummer
• near miss
• hash
• has-been
• botch
• shambles
• also-ran
• muddle
• nonevent
• nonstarter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hit
• success
• smash
• blockbuster
• winner
• corker
• phenomenon
• crackerjack
• crackajack
• dandy
• jim-dandy

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• hit
• success
• smash
• blockbuster
• winner
• corker
• phenomenon
• crackerjack
• crackajack
• dandy
• jim-dandy

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