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

Bijan Robinson saw his 22-year-old teammate was down, upset and deterred after a week spent working to prevent miscues led only to a harsh lesson about the razor thin margin for error in the NFL. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Turnovers, missed tackles and now special teams miscues have led to another slow start. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026

Special teams miscues and penalties once again hampered the Rams in a game that featured three touchdown passes by Matthew Stafford and a career-best 17 catches by Puka Nacua. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Several games came down to the wire, a few miscues led to losses and even ties and there were clutch moments that made Sunday exciting. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

The Barbs, who need to win out to get into playoffs, have kept games close for at least a half all season before being hurt by late turnovers and other miscues. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Ruff was not happy with some of his team’s defensive miscues. — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

The Horned Frogs were plagued by first-half miscues in the secondary against North Carolina and Grambling State, but mostly avoided those issues in Saturday’s 31-7 win over Arkansas State. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026