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
Coachella usually hits a few visa snafus every year (this year, the English electronic artist Tourist had to cancel.
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Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Now that it has been fully restored, keep your wooden cutting board in tip-top shape by avoiding these common snafus.
—Staff Author, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
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
With the wide use of Waymo across the country, there have been snafus that some customers have brought up through the years.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 12 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
Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Now that it has been fully restored, keep your wooden cutting board in tip-top shape by avoiding these common snafus.
—Staff Author, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
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
With the wide use of Waymo across the country, there have been snafus that some customers have brought up through the years.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 12 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snafus
Noun
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Many similar blunders have been recorded in years past, including arguably the worst example, a disastrous decision three decades ago to overhaul how electricity was produced, distributed and priced.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Several real estate blunders exacerbated the situation.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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According to the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, mistakes can also be corrected by simply indicating the correction on your original ballot.—
Hector Amezcua,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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These mistakes can sometimes increase the record's value.—
Nina Derwin,
Martha Stewart,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Post last year reported that an early version of directory was rife with errors, including misidentifying which health care providers were covered by which health care plans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2026
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Casey Dart hit a leadoff single for Norton in the fifth, and a rare pair of errors helped the Lancers plate two with nobody out.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Snafus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snafus. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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