Synonyms for slip-up

Most common

mistake · slip · gaffe · miscue

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A (small) error or mistake; a (minor) misstep.

   I think she will forgive an accidental slip-up, so don’t worry too much about misspeaking.

Related words

Other spellings

slip up slipup

Forms

Plural

slip-ups → mistakes, gaffes, miscues, slips…

Example sentences

• mistake If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.
• slip She was walking slowly, so that she wouldn't slip.
• gaffe He committed a gaffe when he asked whether she was pregnant.

By length

4 letters

trip¹, slip¹

5 letters

error², lapse¹, fluff¹, boner², gaffe¹

6 letters

miscue²

7 letters

mistake², stumble², blunder², blooper²

10 letters

parapraxis

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