Clanger
Clanger noun - An unintentional departure from truth or accuracy.
Usage example: a newsreader who memorably dropped a clanger when she referred to Robert Burns as an English poet
Misstatement and clanger are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misstatement" instead a noun "Clanger".
Misstatement
Misstatement noun - A statement that contains a mistake.
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Synonyms for Misstatement
Clanger and misstatement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clanger" instead a noun "Misstatement".
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Related pairs
- error and clanger
- error and misstatement
- misunderstanding and clanger
- misunderstanding and misstatement
- fault and clanger
- fault and misstatement
- mistake and clanger
- mistake and misstatement
- blunder and clanger
- blunder and misstatement
- misstep and clanger
- misstep and misstatement
- lapse and clanger
- lapse and misstatement
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Misstatement and Clanger. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clanger/misstatement
Clanger & Misstatement. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clanger/misstatement>.
Misstatement or Clanger. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clanger/misstatement.
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