blunder
A silly, careless mistake.
blunder in a sentence
- Wearing his shirt inside out was an embarrassing blunder to make on photo day.
- Passing the ball straight to the other team was a careless blunder that cost us a goal.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to blunder?
- Awin
- Bmistake
- Ctriumph
- Dsuccess
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B: mistake. The other three mean the opposite of blunder.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to blunder?
- Aerror
- Bmistake
- Cslip
- Dsuccess
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D: success. The other three mean nearly the same as blunder.
Words that mean something similar
mistake, error, slip
Words that mean the opposite
success, win, triumph
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- classify: To sort things into groups that are alike.
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- complex: Made of many parts, and hard to understand or work out.
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- concoct: To make something by mixing things, or to invent a story or plan.
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- contrary: Completely opposite to something else.
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test