familiarities

noun

plural of familiarity
as in blunders
a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark placing his hand on my shoulder was just one familiarity by the car salesman that I did not appreciate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for familiarities
  1. blunders
  2. mistakes
  3. improprieties
  4. indiscretions
  5. errors
  6. faux pas
Noun
  • That’s 38 more opportunities for horrific pitching, lifeless hitting and mental blunders galore.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But the motivations for the murders were an unplanned series of blunders designed to correct mistakes that were made.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of blunders
Noun
  • Arday vehemently denied the accusations, suggesting that any mistakes were the result of his autism.
    — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Arday had denied the allegation of plagiarism but acknowledged making mistakes.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of mistakes
Noun
  • Summary Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter faces a federal investigation into potential financial improprieties within his extensive business empire, including insurance firms and Guggenheim Partners.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As reported exclusively at Fox News Digital, the Justice Department has launched a grand jury investigation into Singham for alleged money laundering and other financial improprieties.
    — Asra Q. Nomani , Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of improprieties
Noun
  • Eventually, Batula moved past Cooke’s indiscretions and married him in 2021.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • History is littered with the careers of politicians who committed crimes or engaged in moral indiscretions and then tried to lie their way out of public shame.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026
Definition of indiscretions
Noun
  • This would, of course, require extensive testing with native speakers and guaranteed human intervention when errors could potentially harm someone.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Arday admitted making citation errors and apologized, but denied lying.
    — Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of errors
Noun
  • For most guys, turning up poolside in the same trunks as someone else isn’t that big of a deal—certainly not a faux pas on the same level as, say, the lady in your life’s arriving on the red carpet in the same gown as another woman.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
  • This is where a BCC error could become more than a simple privacy faux pas and move into security territory.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of faux pas
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