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GOOF Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word goof. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word goof. (close relations)
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goofball
nounn
noun

• a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

• a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

blooper
nounn
noun

• an embarrassing mistake

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

boo-boo
nounn
noun

• an embarrassing mistake

bozo
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

• an informal term for a youth or man

buffoon
nounn
noun

• a rude or vulgar fool

• a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

clown
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a rude or vulgar fool

• a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

verb

• act as or like a clown

cuckoo
nounn
noun

• a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

• any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail

verb

• repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call

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

fathead
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

fluff
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any light downy material

• something of little value or significance

• a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)

verb

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• erect or fluff up

• ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

gaffe
nounn
noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act

goose
verb, nounv, n
noun

• web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

• a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

• flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)

verb

• pinch in the buttocks

• prod into action

• give a spurt of fuel to

lapse
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a mistake resulting from inattention

• a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

• a failure to maintain a higher state

verb

• pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

• end, at least for a long time

• drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

• go back to bad behavior

• let slip

• for time to move forward

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

sin
verb, nounv, n
noun

• estrangement from god

• (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna

• an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will

• ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

• the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet

verb

• commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

slip
verbv
noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act

• a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

• potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• a young and slender person

• a place where a craft can be made fast

• an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

• a slippery smoothness

• artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

• a small sheet of paper

• a woman's sleeveless undergarment

• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

• an unexpected slide

• a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

• the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

verb

• move stealthily

• insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• fall to a lower standard

• move smoothly and easily

• to make a mistake or be incorrect

• pass on stealthily

• move easily

• cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

• pass out of one's memory

• move out of position

stumble
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an unsteady uneven gait

• an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

verb

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• miss a step and fall or nearly fall

• encounter by chance

• make an error

zany
adjectiveadj
noun

• a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect

• a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

adjective satellite

• ludicrous, foolish

• like a clown

drop the ball
verb

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

Best Hypernyms For GOOF

Here is a list of related hypernyms for goof, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (13)
breach break comedian comic fool infract muggins offend sap saphead tomfool transgress violate
Phrases (1)
go against

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