Synonyms of screwups

screwups

noun

plural of screwup

1

as in mistakes

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

clearly, there's been some sort of screwup about what time we were supposed to meet

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in butchers

someone who bungles an effort

don't ask the office screwup to arrange the holiday party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• butchers
• blunderers
• incompetents
• bunglers
• bumblers
• blunderbusses
• fumblers
• botchers
• muddlers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• experts
• masters
• aces
• wizards
• adepts
• virtuosos
• maestros
• crackerjacks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of screwups

There’s this funny conceit that all the people in Slough House are a bit of screwups, but the show also gets very emotional and suspenseful, and the stakes are often very high. — Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

First of all, don’t hide misdeeds and screwups, which comes naturally by not committing misdeeds and not screwing up. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026

But the screwups don’t end there. — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025