FOUL-UP Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word foul-up. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FOUL-UP
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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 |