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clinker

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1 an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

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

Synonyms of clinker

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

Words Related to clinker

bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall

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

Near Antonyms of clinker

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

inerrancy, infallibility, perfection

2 something that has failed

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

Synonyms of clinker

bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clunker, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, frost, lemon, loser, miss, shipwreck, turkey, washout

Words Related to clinker

also-ran, disappointment, dog, has-been, near miss

botch, hash, mess, muddle, shambles

Near Antonyms of clinker

corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenon

Antonyms of clinker

blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner

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