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

2 of 2

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

The Rams beat the Chargers by 15, so miscues by the special teams didn’t derail them. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Washington’s roster doesn’t have the depth to afford miscues this often. — Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

But with several miscues, bad shots and a rocky five-minute stretch in the third, their shot slipped right by. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Against teams clearly headed for the postseason such as the Seahawks, Butker’s miscues won’t cut it. — Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

After only forcing 10 turnovers in the Game 1 loss, Atlanta has turned up its pressure and that's led to easy points off its opponents miscues. — ABC News, 22 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