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howler

[hou-ler] / ˈhaʊ lər /
NOUN
belly laugh
Synonyms
WEAK
good one guffaw hoot rib-tickler riot roar scream sidesplitter thigh-slapper wow
NOUN
blunder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blooper error fault gaffe goof inaccuracy indiscretion lapse oversight
STRONG
boner boo-boo bungle flub fluff impropriety muff slip slipup solecism trip
WEAK
dumb move dumb thing to do faux pas flub-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accuracy care correction correctness perfection right success
WEAK
fix restitution
NOUN
error
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blunder failure fault flaw glitch inaccuracy lapse miscalculation miscue misdeed mismanagement misstep misunderstanding offense omission sin transgression wrongdoing
STRONG
X absurdity boner boo-boo delinquency delusion deviation erratum fall fallacy falsehood falsity goof misapprehension misconception miss oversight screamer slight slip solecism stumble trespass untruth
WEAK
bad job faux pas misbelief misjudgment screwup slipup
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accuracy achievement behavior correctness obedience perfection right strength success
STRONG
certainty fact honesty reality surety truth
WEAK
correction validity
NOUN
gaffe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blooper blunder impropriety indiscretion
STRONG
boner boo-boo indecorum slip solecism
WEAK
faux pas putting foot in mouth
Antonyms
WEAK
correction
NOUN
inaccuracy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blunder deception defect exaggeration
STRONG
corrigendum erratum fault imprecision incorrectness inexactness miscalculation mistake slip solecism typo unfaithfulness unreliability wrong
Antonyms
STRONG
correction correctness perfection success
WEAK
accuracy right
NOUN
slip
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blunder error goof lapse misstep mistake
STRONG
blooper bungle fault flub fluff foul-up gaffe impropriety inaccuracy indecorum indelicacy indiscretion infraction muff oversight slipup solecism trip venial sin
WEAK
boo boo false step faux pas improperness imprudence misfire omission screwup slip of the tongue
Antonyms
STRONGEST
correction
WEAK
perfection

Example Sentences

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The real howler, though, is Netflix’s claim that it’s acting now on some uncannily fine-toothed financial appraisal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The home side rode their luck against in-form Villa, who hit the woodwork twice before Mohamed Salah scored his 250th goal for the club following a howler from Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

On occasion those offering a majority opinion screech like howler monkeys.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025

Mexico has also been baking under a heat wave so intense that howler monkeys have literally been dropping dead from the trees.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

Breakfast was punctuated by the shrieks and cries of howler monkeys, hill mynahs and Moluccan cockatoos.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.