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Synonyms for faux pas

  • noun

Most common

mistake error slip blunder mis-step

All synonyms

Noun

1. Blunder

blunder, mistake, error, slip, gaffe, solecism, trip, fault, boo-boo informal, lapse, stumble, indiscretion, howler, blooper, misadventure, fluff, goof, clanger informal UK IE, gaucherie, slip-up, oversight, bungle

Other

mis-step

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An embarrassing or tactless blunder.

Example sentences

  • mistake If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.
  • error He looked over the text, but overlooked the error.
  • slip She was walking slowly, so that she wouldn't slip.
  • blunder Don't worry about your blunder: it wasn't serious.

By length

4 letters
trip1, slip1, goof1
5 letters
fault1, error2, lapse1, fluff1, gaffe1
6 letters
howler2, bungle2
7 letters
mistake2, stumble2, blunder2, blooper2, clanger
8 letters
solecism
9 letters
oversight3, gaucherie
12 letters
indiscretion4, misadventure4

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

In other languages

Français
faux pas
Italiano
passo falso
Español
paso en falso
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Fauxpas