Synonyms of miscues

miscues 1 of 2

noun

plural of miscue

as in mistakes

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

the slightest miscue could make the trapeze artist lose his grip and fall to the mat below

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistakes
• errors
• blunders
• fumbles
• inaccuracies
• missteps
• flubs
• stumbles
• gaffes
• trips
• faults
• goofs
• lapses
• screwups
• gaffs
• slipups
• oversights
• bobbles
• bricks
• clangers
• clinkers
• fluffs
• slips
• boo-boos
• pratfalls
• boobs
• bloopers
• snafus
• misunderstandings
• miscalculations
• misjudgments
• howlers
• misstatements
• misinterpretations
• misreadings
• misconceptions
• foul-ups
• misconstructions
• boners
• bloomers
• misimpressions
• misapprehensions
• misdescriptions
• miscomprehensions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accuracies
• precisions
• exactitudes
• perfections
• infallibilities
• inerrancies

miscues

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verb

present tense third-person singular of miscue

as in misjudges

Related Words

• mistakes
• misjudges
• misconceives
• miscalculates
• murders
• bungles
• miscounts
• botches
• muffs
• bobbles
• misconstrues
• misdeems
• misunderstands
• mangles
• misgauges
• mishandles
• blunders
• butchers
• misinterprets
• nods
• flubs
• foozles
• fumbles
• errs
• fluffs
• slips up
• stumbles
• fouls up
• goofs (up)
• trips
• screws up
• louses up
• messes (up)
• boobs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of miscues

Noun

But Jackson took it more personally, rattling off the list of his miscues when speaking with reporters afterward. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 30 July 2026

The defensive miscues haven’t been cleaned up, the lineup is still failing to hit with runners in scoring position, and the starting pitching is still giving up early leads and struggling to go deep into games. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 July 2026

Atlanta scored 20 points off those miscues and dominated the paint, finishing with 60 points inside. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Henke forced a flyout to left field to keep the score tied, and Cambridge took over from there with the help of Lincoln-Sudbury miscues. — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026

After snapping the skid with Wednesday’s blowout win, the Cubs salvaged a split of their four-game series in Pittsburgh by taking advantage of defensive miscues to beat Pirates ace Paul Skenes in a 7-2 victory. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026

Springs fans 7, despite earning another loss Despite leaving his start with yet another loss, Springs performed mostly well, with defensive miscues and two big hits resulting in the five runs, but just two of them earned runs, during his five innings of work. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026

Those miscues also contributed to an early exit for Roupp. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 May 2026

The moment capped a chaotic rivalry game between the reigning Open Division champions and a Kennedy team that was pushing for an upset, with defensive miscues helping shape the late innings for both sides. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 23 May 2026