indiscretions

noun

plural of indiscretion
as in blunders
a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark put the incident down as just a youthful indiscretion

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Recent Examples of indiscretions All of these cases have provided something of a template for missteps and indiscretions by people who work in sports media. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Remind him of his indiscretions and ask him to give you the respect to stay away for a while. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 Eventually, Batula moved past Cooke’s indiscretions and married him in 2021. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 June 2026 History is littered with the careers of politicians who committed crimes or engaged in moral indiscretions and then tried to lie their way out of public shame. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026 Was the majesty of America’s historical mission enough to forgive the indiscretions of the present? — Literary Hub, 15 June 2026 Democratic leaders seem determined not to allow anything to get in the way of winning Maine’s Senate seat, even if that requires willful blindness toward Platner’s lengthening record of indiscretions. — Shannon A. Mullen, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 Ultimately though, Johnson was undone by his own indiscretions. — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 19 May 2026 If true, or without a plausible explanation, the indiscretions could remove Stewart as a genuine political threat for November. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscretions
  1. blunders
  2. mistakes
  3. improprieties
  4. errors
  5. gaffes
Noun
  • Burks said that leadership blunders are at the problem’s crux.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Soon-to-be Cy Young Award winner Jacob Misiorowski held the Rays to just one run in his five innings, but certainly not without the help of some Rays baserunning blunders.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of blunders
Noun
  • Containing the ground game could put Seattle in predictable passing situations, giving the Chiefs a chance to pressure Darnold and force mistakes.
    — Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But Orlando believes those types of mistakes are correctable.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistakes
Noun
  • Federal prosecutors are also looking into alleged financial improprieties involving Walter’s insurance companies.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Former Washington owner Dan Snyder was fined $60 million and ultimately forced to sell the team after multiple investigations found widespread workplace misconduct and a referral to the Federal Trade Commission alleged financial improprieties.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of improprieties
Noun
  • Verizon’s 2026 healthcare breach snapshot identifies vulnerability exploitation, phishing and credential abuse among initial access routes, alongside persistent staff errors and misconfigurations.
    — Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Potential industrial applications This was then used to tell the robot’s limbs what moves to make, all the while monitoring the cube’s state to check and correct for errors.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of errors
Noun
  • The Democrat, who supports Jackson, thinks there’s wisdom in trying to avoid gaffes that distract from Collins.
    — Julia Terruso, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Cougars then committed back-to-back special teams gaffes that let the Irish back in the game.
    — John Coon, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of gaffes

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“Indiscretions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscretions. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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