Synonyms for mishap
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Noun
1. Accident — ill luck; misfortune; mischance
accident, misadventure, misfortune, disaster, calamity, catastrophe, bad luck, ill luck, mischance, grief, reverse, adversity, misluck, unfortunateness, casualty, affliction
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Definitions
- n. 1
Ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
Forms
- Plural
- mishaps → accidents, misadventures, misfortunes, disasters…
Choose the right word
A slight disturbing accident is a mishap.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- accident The accident was due to the driver's carelessness.
- disaster We will first ascertain the cause of the disaster.
- misfortune What greater misfortune is there than to go blind?
- misadventure We experienced the same misadventure!
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mishap | steady | |
| accident | falling | |
| disaster | rising | |
| misfortune | steady | |
| misadventure | rising | |
| contretemps | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- grief1
- 7 letters
- reverse2, misluck
- 8 letters
- accident3, disaster3, casualty4, calamity4
- 9 letters
- adversity4, mischance
- 10 letters
- misfortune3, affliction3
- 11 letters
- catastrophe4, contretemps3
- 12 letters
- misadventure4
- 15 letters
- unfortunateness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reverse2 = 2 syllables).