FOUL-UP Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word foul-up. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| blunder | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake verb • commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake • make one's way clumsily or blindly • utter impulsively | ||||||
| botch | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin | ||||||
| bungle | verbv | |||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly | ||||||
| error | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention • inadvertent incorrectness • a misconception resulting from incorrect information • (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed • departure from what is ethically acceptable • (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer • part of a statement that is not correct | ||||||
| gaffe | nounn | |||||
noun • a socially awkward or tactless act | ||||||
| mess-up | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • something badly botched or muddled | ||||||
| miscalculation | nounn | |||||
noun • a mistake in calculating | ||||||
| mishap | nounn | |||||
noun • an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate • an instance of misfortune | ||||||
| mistake | nounn | |||||
noun • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention • an understanding of something that is not correct • part of a statement that is not correct verb • identify incorrectly • to make a mistake or be incorrect | ||||||
| mix-up | nounn | |||||
noun • a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another | ||||||
| snafu | nounn | |||||
noun • an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up adjective satellite • snarled or stalled in complete confusion verb • cause to be in a state of complete confusion | ||||||
| bloomer | nounn | |||||
noun • a flower that blooms in a particular way • an embarrassing mistake | ||||||
| blooper | nounn | |||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake | ||||||
| boo-boo | nounn | |||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake | ||||||
| flub | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin | ||||||
| pratfall | nounn | |||||
noun • a fall onto your buttocks • an embarrassing mistake | ||||||
