CLINKERS Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

clinkers

noun

plural of clinker

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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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

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Noun

And not all of the proofs were certified as correct by the automatic logic verification platform Lean—in fact, some have already been retracted after outside scientists found mistakes.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Programmers showed it sorting email, spotting writing mistakes and even playing games.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of mistakes

Noun

Coffee spills, muddy shoes, pet mishaps, and everyday messes don’t have to turn into decorating disasters.

— Ethan Stone October 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Rosatom says this inherent design prevents severe disasters, removing any need to evacuate local communities during an accident.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of disasters

Noun

During the ship’s christening, reservations to the specialty dining restaurants were hard to come by due to technical issues and scheduling errors, which will hopefully be ironed out when the next group sets sail.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The researchers conducted experiments that produced distinct brainwave patterns depending on whether there was a reward prediction error, a state prediction error, or both errors simultaneously.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of errors

Noun

The disclosure could deepen scrutiny of the security failures surrounding the flight after officials revealed the Omani co-pilot had previously been barred from flying in his home country over concerns about his extremist views.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
But let’s also be clear that the General Assembly shares responsibility for the failures.

— Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of failures

Noun

The league usually hides these blunders behind closed doors and quiet internal grading-system tweaks.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
But as the initial euphoria of the rescue has subsided, officials have begun to raise difficult questions and trade accusations about the security blunders that could have led to a major disaster.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of blunders

Noun

The legislative session also brought some disappointments for some community groups, such as Newsom’s decision to veto SB 954.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
This director who’s had three disappointments in a row is the person to invest in?

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of disappointments

Noun

Secure it with bricks or sandbags to stop it from blowing away.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026
Adorning the white bricks are the names of all the actors who’ve played the lead roles in the show, a group that includes a slew of Broadway legends, but also quite a few unexpected show people.

— Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of bricks

Noun

Months of American and Israeli bombs have damaged the country’s industries and infrastructure, spiking unemployment and pushing more Iranians into poverty.

— Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
Instead of a dozen bombs, the Israeli military had decided to drop just two munitions, each aimed at a single room.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

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