clinkers

noun

plural of clinker
1
as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy a documentary that had such clinkers as a reference to Iran as an Arab nation

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2
as in disasters
something that has failed all of the toy company's new offerings for the Christmas season proved to be clinkers

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Recent Examples of clinkers Modern brick kilns are designed to minimize or eliminate clinkers. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 But there are no outright clinkers in the bunch, either. — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinkers
  1. mistakes
  2. disasters
  3. errors
  4. failures
  5. blunders
  6. disappointments
  7. bricks
  8. bombs
Noun
  • One of the biggest leadership mistakes is waiting until a crisis to define standards.
    — Nadia AlShomali, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • But as writer-director Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster The Odyssey makes a point of emphasizing, the legendary Greek general from Homer’s ancient epic (portrayed in the film by Matt Damon) also made a lot of extremely avoidable mistakes.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of mistakes
Noun
  • Polymarket says its platform is a valuable source of information during disasters.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Leo had been to hundreds of disasters, mounting life saving operations in earthquakes, floods, landslides.
    — Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Definition of disasters
Noun
  • In 2023, fewer than 2% of grievances filed in federal prisons were approved, with most rejected for procedural errors or closed for other reasons.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 July 2026
  • Sinner produced 58 winners to Zverev’s 49 and had only 25 unforced errors to Zverev’s 45.
    — Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026
Definition of errors
Noun
  • The physics remain loose and unpredictable so plenty of spectacular failures await, but with one person doing the attempts at group coordination and inevitable screw-ups.
    — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
  • The study found that climate change could increase energy failures by as much as 500% by 2050 if future climate conditions are not considered when siting and designing energy infrastructure.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of failures
Noun
  • The French centre-back previously had form for unfortunate blunders in high-profile matches but looks to have cut that out of his game.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • There have also been several high-profile officiating blunders this season.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of blunders
Noun
  • The nature of sport and the impassioned discourse around it is such that mistakes and disappointments will be scrutinised and highlighted by media and public alike.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • Tuesday's results needed to shine following two quarters of disappointments and a struggling stock price.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of disappointments
Noun
  • There’s item substitution, where fraudsters mail back rocks, bricks or empty boxes instead of the product.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
  • The buildings across from us, the bricks were falling out, and downtown Oakland had problems.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of bricks
Noun
  • The Afghan Taliban and the Iraqi insurgency beat the United States through roadside bombs and sheer doggedness.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Pilots and weapons loaders underwent extensive training to prepare for dropping BDU-50 and BDU-56 practice bombs.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of bombs

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“Clinkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinkers. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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