Synonyms of gaffes

gaffes

noun

plural of gaffe

1

as in blunders

a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark

committed a huge gaffe when she started drinking from the finger bowl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blunders
• mistakes
• offences
• errors
• indiscretions
• gaffs
• improprieties
• solecisms
• faux pas
• familiarities
• miscues
• missteps
• fumbles
• goofs
• offenses
• flubs
• discourtesies
• slipups
• lapses
• incivilities
• oversights
• stumbles
• misstatements
• misjudgments
• miscalculations
• howlers
• misconceptions
• misunderstandings
• slips
• foul-ups
• boners
• muffs
• misapprehensions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gestures
• amenities
• courtesies
• attentions
• formalities
• manners
• pleasantries
• forms
• civilities
• mores
• proprieties

2

as in mistakes

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

so-called debates, which seemed to be mainly about seeing which candidate made the most gaffes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistakes
• blunders
• errors
• miscues
• fumbles
• flubs
• inaccuracies
• missteps
• trips
• gaffs
• stumbles
• goofs
• faults
• screwups
• slipups
• clangers
• lapses
• oversights
• bobbles
• bricks
• boobs
• clinkers
• boo-boos
• fluffs
• slips
• bloopers
• pratfalls
• snafus
• howlers
• misstatements
• misunderstandings
• misjudgments
• miscalculations
• misinterpretations
• boners
• misreadings
• misconceptions
• foul-ups
• misconstructions
• bloomers
• misimpressions
• misapprehensions
• misdescriptions
• miscomprehensions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accuracies
• precisions
• exactitudes
• perfections
• infallibilities
• inerrancies