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Synonyms for bloomer

  • noun

Most common

bungle botch pratfall solecism

All synonyms

Noun

1. Boner — A large or embarrassing mistake; blunder

blooper, mistake, boo-boo informal, slip, goof, blunder, error, fluff, flub US AU NZ, mis-step, howler, botch, bungle, pratfall, solecism, gaffe, clanger, boner slang dated, fuckup vulgar

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A large or embarrassing mistake; blunder.

Related words

Word family
bloomers

Forms

Plural
bloomers → bloopers, mistakes, boo-boos, slips…

Example sentences

  • bungle The company will never recover after that last bungle.
  • botch Tom and Mary hope that they don't botch the job.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bloomerrising
bunglesteady
botchrising
pratfallsteady
solecismsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
slip1, goof1, flub
5 letters
error2, fluff1, boner2, gaffe1, botch1
6 letters
howler2, bungle2, fuckup
7 letters
mistake2, blunder2, blooper2, clanger
8 letters
pratfall2, solecism

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).