What is another word for faux pas?
296 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ f_ˌəʊ p_ˈɑː], [ fˌə͡ʊ pˈɑː], [ fˌəʊ pˈɑː]Table of Contents
Similar words for faux pas:- act (noun)
- blooper (noun)
- blunder (noun)
- boner (noun)
- disappointment (noun)
- embarrassment (noun)
- error (noun)
- failure (noun)
- faux pas (noun)
- foul (noun)
- peccadillo (noun)
- unbecomingness (noun)
- undoing (noun)
- unfitness (noun)
- unseemliness (noun)
- unsuccess (noun)
- unsuccessfulness (noun)
- unsuitability (noun)
- unsuitableness (noun)
- wrong (noun)
- other synonyms
- n.
- v.
Definition for Faux pas:
Synonyms for Faux pas:
n.
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- misapprehension,
- oversight,
- mix up,
- flaw.
- muddle,
- miscue,
- slipup,
- whoops,
- bonehead play,
- screw-up,
- goof up,
- foulup,
- goof-up,
- flummox,
- miscalculation.
- defeat,
- bummer,
- bust,
- obstacle,
- calamity,
- mischance,
- downfall,
- blow,
- dud,
- lemon,
- flash in the pan,
- fiasco,
- discouragement,
- drag,
- washout,
- false alarm,
- inefficacy,
- setback,
- bitter pill,
- fizzle,
- misfortune,
- disaster,
- impasse,
- bringdown,
- downer,
- mishap,
- blind alley,
- old one-two.
- dilemma,
- difficulty,
- hot seat,
- hot water,
- stew,
- scrape,
- discomposure,
- predicament,
- quandary,
- poverty,
- plight,
- mortification,
- destitution,
- indebtedness,
- bashfulness,
- pinch,
- tangle,
- awkwardness,
- fix,
- confusion,
- unease,
- boo boo,
- uneasiness,
- clumsiness,
- complexity,
- snag,
- strait,
- discomfiture,
- hitch,
- chagrin,
- pickle,
- bind,
- puzzle,
- distress.
- falsehood,
- deviation,
- delinquency,
- mismanagement,
- glitch,
- misdeed,
- bad job,
- untruth,
- falsity,
- Misbelief,
- fall,
- misunderstanding,
- delusion,
- slight,
- fallacy,
- sin,
- erratum,
- trespass,
- absurdity,
- omission,
- stumble,
- screamer,
- wrongdoing,
- miss,
- X,
- misconception.
- deterioration,
- nonfeasance,
- stalemate,
- sinking ship,
- checkmate,
- total loss,
- Non-performance,
- non-success,
- frustration,
- wreck,
- abortion,
- decay,
- false step,
- unsuccessfulness,
- rout,
- insolvency,
- failings,
- bomb,
- turkey,
- nonperformance,
- lead balloon,
- inadequacy,
- loser,
- stoppage,
- loss,
- implosion,
- nonsuccess,
- rupture,
- Unsuccess,
- decline,
- collapse,
- miscarriage,
- deficit,
- failing,
- breakdown,
- deficiency,
- bankruptcy,
- overthrow.
- indecorum,
- colossal blunder,
- offense,
- breach,
- Misjudgment,
- misconduct,
- flop,
- hash,
- mess,
- blunder in etiquette,
- transgression,
- break,
- social blunder,
- mess-up.
- minor fault,
- bad habit,
- slight transgression,
- minor infraction,
- venial sin,
- small sin,
- petty offense,
- small infraction,
- minor sin.
Other synonyms:
•n.- bloomer,
- blooper,
- blunder,
- boo-boo,
- botch,
- bungle,
- disappointment,
- disconcertion,
- embarrassment,
- error,
- failure,
- faux pas,
- flub,
- foul,
- gaffe,
- goof,
- howler,
- impropriety,
- indelicacy,
- indiscretion,
- infraction,
- inhibition,
- misadventure,
- misprint,
- misstatement,
- misstep,
- overestimation,
- peccadillo,
- self-consciousness,
- shyness,
- snafu,
- timidity,
- trip,
- unbecomingness,
- underestimation,
- undoing,
- unseemliness,
- wrong,
- Impecuniosity,
- Impudency,
- Non-feasance,
- slip up,
- misprints,
- underestimations,
- booboos,
- booboo,
- howlers,
- bad break,
- false move,
- pratfall,
- muff,
- boner,
- ill fortune,
- over-confidence,
- awkward situation,
- boo-boos,
- dumb move,
- dumb thing to do,
- egg on face,
- flub-up,
- foul-up,
- mis-statement,
- over turn,
- putting foot in mouth,
- slip of tongue,
- slip-up,
- slip-ups.
