SLIPUPS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

slipups

noun

plural of slipup

as in mistakes

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy the marketing director made sure there were no slipups for the important presentation

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as in blunders

a wrong judgment ran a flawless campaign—not a single slipup

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Recent Examples of slipups This week’s quiz spotlights country confessions and live TV slipups. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026 Weir's tendency to forget lyrics became a treat for fans at shows, who greeted his slipups with cheers and thunderous applause. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026 While the errors did not alter the report’s fundamental findings in either case, the slipups point to risks when corporations rely on still-hallucinatory AI, especially in jobs like consulting that are threatened by the technology. — Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 26 Nov. 2025

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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

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

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

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