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Synonyms for blooper

27 synonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

mistake slip-up blunder gaffe looper spanker

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Blunder — A blunder, an error

blunder, flub US AU NZ, boo-boo informal, gaffe, slip-up, mistake, goof, error, lapse, slip, howler, fluff, botch, faux pas, bungle, stumble, trip, mis-step, pratfall, solecism, clanger, boner slang dated

2. Banjo hit — A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders

banjo hit, flare

Other

looper, spanker, bloop slang

Definitions

n. 1
A blunder, an error.
n. 2
A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders.

Related words

Phrases: blooper reel

Forms

Plural: bloopers → blunders, flubs, boo-boos, gaffes…

Example sentences

mistake If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.
blunder Don't worry about your blunder: it wasn't serious.
gaffe He committed a gaffe when he asked whether she was pregnant.
spanker Spanker? I don't even know her!

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
blooper		rising
mistake		rising
blunder		steady
gaffe		rising
looper		falling

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

By length

4 letters: trip¹, slip¹, goof¹, flub
5 letters: error², flare¹, lapse¹, fluff¹, boner², gaffe¹, botch¹, bloop
6 letters: howler², looper², bungle²
7 letters: mistake², stumble², blunder², clanger, spanker
8 letters: pratfall², solecism

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