Synonyms of mishaps

mishaps

noun

plural of mishap

1

as in accidents

a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury

the usual mishaps of a family vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accidents
• casualties
• disasters
• mischances
• catastrophes
• tragedies
• misfortunes
• calamities
• misadventures
• crashes
• collisions
• wrecks
• croppers
• cataclysms
• knocks
• bummers
• deathblows
• smashups
• crack-ups

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miracles
• strikes
• breaks
• flukes
• windfalls
• boons
• luck
• fortunes
• godsends
• serendipities

2

as in misfortunes

bad luck or an example of this

mishap followed wherever he went

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misfortunes
• tragedies
• misadventures
• hardships
• disasters
• troubles
• accidents
• adversities
• ills
• catastrophes
• mischances
• trials
• miseries
• calamities
• circumstances
• disappointments
• knocks
• woes
• fates
• sorrows
• tribulations
• failures
• sufferings
• blows
• setbacks
• defeats
• evils
• distresses
• casualties
• curses
• afflictions
• cataclysms
• dooms
• destinies
• letdowns
• portions
• fizzles
• nonsuccesses
• body blows
• lots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opportunities
• luck
• fortunes
• chances
• serendipities
• strokes
• successes
• strikes
• hits
• breaks
• accomplishments
• achievements
• windfalls
• flukes
• godsends

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mishaps

Raman is now easily scoring off of Bass mishaps, like the mayor’s response to the Lineage warehouse fire and her random broadside against street vendors during a debate in Sherman Oaks last month. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The company says that, in 2025, the cameras helped police in more than 1 million criminal investigations and public safety mishaps, and even helped locate nearly 10,000 missing people. — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Some are electrical, triggering short circuits and other mishaps. — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

Drowning deaths and boating mishaps have kept emergency responders on the water. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Recent data show that Apaches have a higher number of recent mishaps than other helicopters in the Army inventory. — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

But employees were already used to spectacular mishaps, fiery and otherwise. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

The pyrotechnics technician handling the fireworks show for the event told police there were no mishaps, according to previous Statesman reporting. — Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2026

However, the primaries were also marked by several mistakes or mishaps from area election boards responsible for administering local elections in both states. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026