1
as in mistake
a wrong judgment
another misstep like that, and the company could go belly-up
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as in blunder
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
a misstep that could lead to disaster
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Recent Examples of misstep
The investigation into Sabich's death was muddled by multiple law enforcement missteps.
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Starmer’s authority weakened after Labor’s poor performance in recent elections, blamed on policy missteps, economic struggles, and the prime minister’s controversial decisions, including appointing an ambassador with ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
With less than a month to go, candidates are doing everything to get the edge — as well as capitalize on their opponent’s missteps.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
One misstep could now doom them, after back-to-back defeats against Brentford and Arsenal.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 May 2026
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Starmer’s authority weakened after Labor’s poor performance in recent elections, blamed on policy missteps, economic struggles, and the prime minister’s controversial decisions, including appointing an ambassador with ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
With less than a month to go, candidates are doing everything to get the edge — as well as capitalize on their opponent’s missteps.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
One misstep could now doom them, after back-to-back defeats against Brentford and Arsenal.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstep
Noun
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Both Velez and Farbstein gave me the 411 on what traveler mistakes can back up the security line.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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The third mistake is using wine that is not cold enough.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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For the game, for the third straight game, the Lakers made bunches of mistakes that became bunches of baskets, this time 17 blunders that became 30 Oklahoma City points.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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In a recent tactical blunder, the first lady’s farcical rollout of a teacher robot made unusually clear what this administration really thinks of children, teachers and schools.—
Randi Weingarten,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The Knights fell behind 3-0 after Canyon’s Mia Saenz hit a two-run home run and added another run on an error.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Instead, Adames committed an inexcusable baserunning error by forgetting how many outs there were in the seventh inning, allowing Ohtani to complete seven scoreless innings as the Giants’ three-game winning streak was snapped.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstep. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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