as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
the slightest miscue could make the trapeze artist lose his grip and fall to the mat below
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in to mistake
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of miscue
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
One key to the Terps’ comeback in the second half was their ability to capitalize on the Nittany Lions’ miscues.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2025
Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
The Sea Lions went 4-for-12 from 3-point range in the first half and shot one free throw (Barnes made it) while turning it over seven times, miscues the visitors turned into nine points.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
See All Example Sentences for miscue
Noun
The performance played up Carpenter’s signature attribute, her humor, by having her feign mistakes and miscues and then regain her composure.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
One key to the Terps’ comeback in the second half was their ability to capitalize on the Nittany Lions’ miscues.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
While Granada capitalized on De La Salle miscues, the Matadors’ defense played a near-flawless game.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
The Sea Lions went 4-for-12 from 3-point range in the first half and shot one free throw (Barnes made it) while turning it over seven times, miscues the visitors turned into nine points.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
See All Example Sentences for miscue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscue
Noun
-
This makes people more forgiving when leaders make mistakes.—
Tendayi Viki,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
-
Piastri, who made a mistake that cost him the win at the Australian GP last week, capitalized on clean air in Shanghai to steadily build his advantage as the race evolved into a strategic battle between one and two-stop strategies.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
The question is whether his voice will carry and if Schoen again has misjudged what leadership looks like.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
-
Investors relying on Bitcoin purely as an inflation hedge may misjudge the asset’s behavior, resulting in unanticipated risks.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
After coalescing with ultranationalists to establish the nation's furthest right government in late 2022, the former special forces commando who had already become Israel's longest serving premier largely deflected criticism over the intelligence blunder of October 7, 2023.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
-
Yet, the Trump White House and leading Republicans in Congress have tried mightily to put a positive spin on the colossal blunder, even as Democrats pounced on it.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
These errors often occur when airlines miscalculate currency conversions, leave off fuel surcharges, or input incorrect pricing.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
19 Mar. 2025
-
Starbucks may’ve miscalculated with its mandatory-note policy.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
Baker expressed skepticism about the poll, questioning the reliability due to the small sample size and margin of error.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2025
-
Unlike previous quantum attempts plagued by instability, Majorana 1 uses a new class of qubits resistant to errors, making scalable quantum computing a reality.—
Sarah Choudhary,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Public health officials utterly botched their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, on everything from lockdown and vaccine efficacy to the virus's origins in China.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
-
Castillo reached second, took third on McKelvey’s bunt that was botched, and scored on an Ortiz grounder.—
Martin Henderson,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Rogen is well cast as flustered Matt Remick, a bungling new CEO for the ailing Continental Studios.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
-
Meanwhile, the kid has thrown for over 3,000 yards with 19 TDS to only 5 INTs, has led the team back multiple times in 4th quarters only to have the coaches bungle things, and holds an ongoing record for most passes by a rookie QB with no picks.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
Error-Detecting Voting Tech The two big concerns about electronic voting are that a system error will cause votes to be inadvertently miscounted or that a hacker will cause votes to be intentionally miscounted.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Jan. 2018
-
Kennedy has downplayed the outbreak, even miscounting deaths, and has suggested remedies, such as vitamin A, to prevent measles that experts advise against.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Miscue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscue. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share