Misphrase
Synonyms for "misphrase" (18 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (4)
Noun(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
common misphrase
Strong matches (5)
Noun(5 words)
Related words (9)
Noun(8 words)
imprecise wordingincorrect descriptormislabelingmisstatemiswordmiswordingobscure wordingwrong phrasing
Verb(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
6 entriescommunication issuelabeling errorlinguistic ambiguitylinguistic errornaming errorverbal error
More specific
12 entriesambiguous phrasingclumsy wordingfalse descriptorfalse labelfalse wordingimproper descriptorinaccurate taginaccurate terminologymisnamed componentslip of the tongueunclear phrasingvague language
Collocations
12 entriesambiguous phrasingambiguous wordingbad wordingclear wordingcommon misphrasefrequent misphraseinaccurate terminologymisphrase correctionmisphrase errorprecise phrasingslip of the tonguevague wording