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MISPLAY Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word misplay. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word misplay. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for MISPLAY

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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

err
verb, adverbv, adv
verb

• to make a mistake or be incorrect

• wander from a direct course or at random

flub
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an embarrassing mistake

verb

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

fumble
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (sports) dropping the ball

verb

• feel about uncertainly or blindly

• make one's way clumsily or blindly

• handle clumsily

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder

mishandle
verbv
verb

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• manage badly or incompetently

mismanage
verbv
verb

• manage badly or incompetently

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

Best Hypernyms For MISPLAY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for misplay, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
play blunder error failure misstep mistake spiel misjudgment
Phrases (1)
faux pas

Alternatives for BLUNDER

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