BLOOPER Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

blooper

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Definition of blooper

as in pratfall

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Recent Examples of blooper The show just released a blooper reel that proves just how much laughter is happening while the team is shooting. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 The Dodgers’ offense delivered three runs in the bottom of the third when Cardinals second baseman Jose Fermin and right fielder Church were unable to converge on a Betts blooper that went for a bases-clearing double. — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 2 Sep. 2026 O’Neill made a diving catch on Richie Palacios’s blooper in the ninth to save a run. — Harvey Valentine, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 Bohen’s cow kick isn’t the only blooper that’s taken place in the Taylor Sheridan universe of television. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for blooper

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Noun

Born in another century, Winter could’ve found fame as a pratfall comic, Buster Keaton with floppier hair.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
The arc of the descent is so perfect, his reappearance so unruffled, that at first the plunge appears to be a Buster Keaton-esque pratfall.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of pratfall

Noun

Adam Hamilton Hamilton, the Democratic nominee, has characterized the war as a major foreign policy blunder.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Holding her tongue is not Kate’s forte in general, and the severity of Todd’s avalanche of blunders in their meeting with the British foreign secretary tests the outer limits of her ability.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of blunder

Noun

Many of the Round of 16 matches have been tight, and a defensive blunder or a goalkeeper howler could change the course of a game.

— Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
With a goalkeeping howler and a red card, Marcelo Bielsa’s side self-imploded at the end of a bitterly disappointing tournament.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of howler

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With recent polls showing Raman in the lead, the councilmember will likely try to avoid making any kind of flub during the in-studio debate hosted by NBC4 and Telemundo52 in Universal City.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
While that kind of flub could still happen with an affiliated exchange, there’s some extra comfort for Robinhood when working with Rothera and now OG’s exchange given the ongoing dialogue between companies.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of flub

Noun

Shroff also said the debate produced no major gaffes or race-changing moments in a contest that has already attracted substantial national attention and spending.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
But the clips are inescapable on my Instagram feed, and the science gaffes seem … real bad.

— Brittany Trang, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of gaffe

Noun

In Kundassery’s view, the Democratic Party had made a critical mistake in the first few months of 2025.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
To keep errors in check, each graph is shown to multiple volunteers, and their answers are combined so that individual mistakes average out, according to the project's website.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of mistake

Noun

Special teams miscues and penalties once again hampered the Rams in a game that featured three touchdown passes by Matthew Stafford and a career-best 17 catches by Puka Nacua.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Several games came down to the wire, a few miscues led to losses and even ties and there were clutch moments that made Sunday exciting.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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