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slipup

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of slipup

1 an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

  • the marketing director made sure there were no slipups for the important presentation
Synonyms of slipup

blunder, bobble, boo-boo, boob [British], brick, clanger [British], clinker, error, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, stumble, trip
Words Related to slipup

bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall

foul-up, snafu

misapprehension, miscalculation, miscomprehension, misconception, misconstruction, miscue, misdescription, misimpression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreading, misstatement, misunderstanding
Near Antonyms of slipup

accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictness

inerrancy, infallibility, perfection

2 a wrong judgment

  • ran a flawless campaign—not a single slipup
Synonyms of slipup

misapprehension, miscalculation, misjudging, misjudgment, misstep, mistake, slip
Words Related to slipup

blunder, boner, boob [British], clinker, errancy, error, fault, flub, fumble, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, stumble, trip

foul-up, muff

misstatement

misconception, misconstruction, misconstruing, misimpression, misinterpretation, misprision, misunderstanding

slip up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of slip up

to make a mistake

  • if you slip up in copying the data, the final result will of course be wrong
Synonyms of slip up

blunder, boob [British], err, flub, fluff, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), screw up, stumble, trip
Words Related to slip up

nod

bobble, botch, bungle, butcher, foozle, mangle, mishandle, muff, murder

miscalculate, misconceive, miscount, miscue, misdeem, misgauge, misjudge, mistake

misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand
Phrases Synonymous with slip up

drop the ball, lay an egg

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