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foot-in-mouth
adjective as in inappropriate
adjective as in incautious
Weak matches
- any old way
- bold
- brash
- careless
- caught napping
- devil-may-care
- fast-and-loose
- hasty
- heedless
- hotheaded
- ill-advised
- ill-judged
- impetuous
- improvident
- imprudent
- impulsive
- inconsiderate
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- madcap
- neglectful
- negligent
- off guard
- pay no mind
- playing with fire
- precipitate
- rash
- reckless
- regardless
- sticking one's neck out
- thoughtless
- unalert
- unguarded
- unmindful
- unthinking
- unvigilant
- unwatchful
- wary
- wide open
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Example Sentences
So naturally, just two days after Paltrow suffered a major foot-in-mouth moment, Theron followed suit.
On camera, Brandi is no less forthright—or prone to spewing foot-in-mouth faux pas that send the ladies reeling.
Todd Akin now says he misspoke, declaring rape “evil” and blaming his blunder on ole foot-in-mouth disease.
In the early months of the administration, a Washington Post editorial accused Joe Biden of having “foot-in-mouth disease.”
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On this page you'll find 89 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to foot-in-mouth, such as: disproportionate, improper, incorrect, irrelevant, tasteless, and unseemly.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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