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1. blunder
noun. ['ˈblʌndɝ'] an embarrassing mistake.
Synonyms
- slip
- bloomer
- gaucherie
- trip-up
- fumble
- trip
- stumble
- spectacle
- bull
- boo-boo
- howler
- blooper
- snafu
- fault
- error
- foul-up
- muff
- misstep
- boner
- fuckup
- faux pas
- flub
- gaffe
- botch
- bobble
- solecism
- fluff
- bungle
- pratfall
- clanger
Antonyms
- natural object
- overgarment
- better
- remember
Etymology
- blunda (Old Norse)
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Rhymes with Blunder
- misunder
- plunder
- klunder
- grunder
- asunder
- wunder
- wonder
- thunder
- sunder
- gunder
- funder
- dundore
How do you pronounce blunder?
Pronounce blunder as ˈbləndər.
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Sentences with blunder
1. Noun, singular or mass
Small mistakes along the edges can be covered with trim, but a major blunder can be costly.
2. Verb, base form
Don't blunder into your first mod half-shod.
Quotes about blunder
1. The capacity to blunder slightly is the real marvel of DNA. Without this special attribute, we would still be anaerobic bacteria and there would be no music.
- Lewis Thomas, Lives of a Cell, The
2. Much later, when I discussed the problem with Einstein, he remarked that the introduction of the cosmological term was the biggest blunder he ever made in his life. But this 'blunder,' rejected by Einstein, is still sometimes used by cosmologists even today, and the cosmological constant denoted by the Greek letter Λ rears its ugly head again and again and again.
- George Gamow
2. blunder
verb. ['ˈblʌndɝ'] commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake.
Synonyms
- boob
- infract
- transgress
- go against
- breach
- drop the ball
- goof
- violate
- break
- offend
Antonyms
- merit
- worthlessness
- irresponsibility
- irresponsibleness
Etymology
- blunda (Old Norse)
3. blunder
verb. ['ˈblʌndɝ'] utter impulsively.
Synonyms
- blurt out
- utter
- verbalize
- blunder out
- speak
- blurt
- talk
- verbalise
- ejaculate
Antonyms
- stand still
- urbanity
- succeed
- ride
Etymology
- blunda (Old Norse)
4. blunder
verb. ['ˈblʌndɝ'] make one's way clumsily or blindly.
Synonyms
- go through
- fumble
- go across
Antonyms
- bear
- organized
- perfection
- absolve
Etymology
- blunda (Old Norse)