gaffes

The word “gaffes” has 1 syllable: gaffes

It's pronounced as /ˈɡæfɪz/


What is synonym and antonym for gaffes?

In the thesaurus, “gaffes” has 54 synonyms and 17 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gaffes along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for gaffes

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

Antonyms for gaffes

  • accuracies
  • amenities
  • attentions
  • civilities
  • courtesies
  • exactitudes
  • formalities
  • forms
  • gestures
  • inerrancies
  • infallibilities
  • manners
  • mores
  • perfections
  • pleasantries
  • precisions
  • proprieties

Meanings of gaffes

  • noun
    1. A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.

Example Sentences

  • The politician's series of embarrassing gaffes during the debate became a topic of discussion.
  • Despite his intelligence, the professor was known for making occasional gaffes in public lectures.
  • The comedian cleverly incorporated his own personal gaffes into his stand-up routine.
  • The company's CEO apologized for the marketing team's recent gaffes in a public statement.
  • The press conference was marked by a series of unintentional gaffes that drew attention from the media.

On this page you'll find 71 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gaffes, such as: accuracies, amenities, attentions, bloomers, bloopers, blunders, bobbles.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

familiarities

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

gaffs

  • bamboozles
  • beats
  • beguiles
  • betrays
  • bilks
  • bitches
  • bleeds
  • bloomers
  • bloopers
  • bluffs
  • blunders
  • bobbles
  • boners
  • boo-boos
  • boobs
  • bricks
  • buffaloes
  • burns
  • catches
  • cheats
  • chisels
  • chouses
  • clangers
  • clinkers
  • clips
  • cons
  • cozens
  • deceives
  • defrauds
  • deludes
  • diddles
  • discourtesies
  • does
  • does a number on
  • does in
  • double-crosses
  • dupes
  • errors
  • euchres
  • exploits
  • extorts
  • fakes out
  • familiarities
  • fast-talks
  • faults
  • faux pas
  • fiddles
  • fleeces
  • flimflams
  • flubs
  • fluffs
  • fools
  • foul-ups
  • fumbles
  • gaffes
  • gammons
  • goofs
  • gouges
  • gulls
  • has
  • has on
  • hoaxes
  • hoodwinks
  • hornswoggles
  • hoses
  • howlers
  • humbugs
  • hustles
  • improprieties
  • inaccuracies
  • incivilities
  • indiscretions
  • juggles
  • kids
  • lapses
  • leads one down the garden path
  • leads one up the garden path
  • milks
  • misapprehensions
  • miscalculations
  • miscomprehensions
  • misconceptions
  • misconstructions
  • miscues
  • misdescriptions
  • misguides
  • misimpressions
  • misinforms
  • misinterpretations
  • misjudgments
  • misleads
  • misreadings
  • misstatements
  • missteps
  • mistakes
  • misunderstandings
  • muffs
  • mulcts
  • nicks
  • nobbles
  • offences
  • offenses
  • overcharges
  • oversights
  • plucks
  • pratfalls
  • puts on
  • reams
  • rips off
  • rooks
  • screws
  • screwups
  • sells a bill of goods to
  • shakes down
  • shortchanges
  • shorts
  • skins
  • skunks
  • slips
  • slipups
  • snafus
  • snookers
  • snows
  • soaks
  • solecisms
  • spoofs
  • squeezes
  • sticks
  • stiffs
  • stings
  • strings along
  • stumbles
  • suckers
  • sucks in
  • swindles
  • takes for a ride
  • takes in
  • takes to the cleaners
  • teases
  • thimblerigs
  • tricks
  • trips
  • victimizes
  • wrenches
  • wrests
  • wrings

lapses

  • abates
  • abeyances
  • arrestments
  • arrests
  • bites the dust
  • bloomers
  • bloopers
  • blunders
  • bobbles
  • boners
  • boo-boos
  • boobs
  • breakdowns
  • breaks
  • breaks down
  • breaks off
  • breaks up
  • bricks
  • ceases
  • cessations
  • checks
  • clangers
  • clinkers
  • closedowns
  • closes
  • closures
  • collapses
  • comedowns
  • concludes
  • conclusions
  • crashes
  • cutoffs
  • cuts out
  • dead-ends
  • declines
  • descents
  • determines
  • dies
  • disappointments
  • discontinuances
  • discontinuations
  • discontinues
  • downfalls
  • downs
  • elapses
  • endings
  • ends
  • errors
  • expirations
  • expires
  • falls
  • faults
  • finishes
  • flubs
  • fluffs
  • foul-ups
  • frustrations
  • fumbles
  • gaffes
  • gaffs
  • gives over
  • goes
  • goofs
  • halts
  • howlers
  • inaccuracies
  • interruptions
  • knocks
  • knocks off
  • layoffs
  • leaves off
  • letdowns
  • lets up
  • letups
  • meltdowns
  • misapprehensions
  • miscalculations
  • miscomprehensions
  • misconceptions
  • misconstructions
  • miscues
  • misdescriptions
  • misimpressions
  • misinterpretations
  • misjudgments
  • misreadings
  • misstatements
  • missteps
  • mistakes
  • misunderstandings
  • mop-ups
  • moratoria
  • moratoriums
  • offsets
  • oversights
  • passes
  • pauses
  • phaseouts
  • pratfalls
  • quits
  • recessions
  • regressions
  • relapses
  • retrogressions
  • reversals
  • reverses
  • reversions
  • ruins
  • screwups
  • setbacks
  • shutdowns
  • shutoffs
  • slips
  • slipups
  • snafus
  • stalls
  • standstills
  • stays
  • stoppages
  • stops
  • stumbles
  • surceases
  • suspends
  • suspensions
  • terminates
  • terminations
  • trips
  • turnabouts
  • turnarounds
  • undoings
  • winds down
  • winds up

malfeasances

  • blunders
  • crimes
  • errors
  • familiarities
  • faults
  • flubs
  • fumbles
  • gaffes
  • goings-on
  • goofs
  • hanky-pankies
  • improprieties
  • indiscretions
  • lapses
  • malefactions
  • malpractices
  • misbehaviors
  • misconducts
  • miscues
  • misdeeds
  • misdemeanors
  • misdoings
  • missteps
  • mistakes
  • sins
  • slips
  • slipups
  • stumbles
  • transgressions
  • trespasses
  • wrongdoings
  • wrongs

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