SNAFUS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

snafus

noun

plural of snafu

as in blunders

somewhat informal a problem that makes a situation difficult or confusing A major scheduling snafu led to two meetings starting at the same time.

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Recent Examples of snafus Problems with the city’s rollout of the trash and Balboa Park parking programs didn’t help, and further built on City Hall’s history of operational snafus and policy blunders. —

Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 Still, the rocket has faced its fair share of setbacks and snafus as the company moves to testing version 3 of the giant rocket. —

Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026 United are now clever enough to use the second half of matches to avoid any snafus a slow first half put them in. —

Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 Amid communication snafus, some residents were incorrectly told their lights were back on. —

Bracey Harris, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026 That’s the best way to avoid any snafus. —

Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026 With individuals driving their own cars in a tunnel, the potential for accidents and other snafus would likely increase and raise the risk of a severe backlog in a single-lane tunnel. —

Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026 While mistakes are rare across the royal family's social media channels, snafus still happen. —

Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026 Travel insurance policies offer a financial backstop to buyers for various unforeseen snafus, like having to pay for medical care abroad or for a hotel room after a flight delay or cancellation. —

Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Noem’s dissmissal comes after she was berated by lawmakers on Capitol Hill over a series of disastrous blunders by her department, including the killings of two American citizens by border patrol agents in Minneapolis and apparent attempts by DHS to stifle investigations into the shootings.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
While the Raptors have still been good in clutch situations — when the scoring margin is within five in the final five minutes of a game — that sample has included some notable blunders.

— Eric Koreen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026