| blunder | (noun) an embarrassing mistake | Synonyms: bloomer, blooper, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall |
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| (verb) utter impulsively | Synonyms: blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate |
| (verb) make one's way clumsily or blindly | Synonyms: fumble |
| (verb) commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | Synonyms: boob, drop the ball, goof, sin |
| blunderbuss | (noun) a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle | - |
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| blunderer | (noun) someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence | Synonyms: botcher, bumbler, bungler, butcher, fuckup, fumbler, sad sack, stumbler |
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| blunt | (adjective) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion | Synonyms: candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder |
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| (adjective) used of a knife or other blade; not sharp | - |
| (adjective) having a broad or rounded end | - |
| (adjective) devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment | Synonyms: crude, stark |
| (verb) make less sharp | - |
| (verb) make less intense | - |
| (verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation | Synonyms: deaden |
| (verb) make dull or blunt | Synonyms: dull |
| (verb) make numb or insensitive | Synonyms: benumb, dull, numb |
| blunted | (adjective) made dull or blunt | Synonyms: dulled |
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| bluntly | (adverb) in a blunt direct manner | Synonyms: bluffly, brusquely, flat out, roundly |
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| bluntness | (noun) without sharpness or clearness of edge or point | Synonyms: dullness |
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| (noun) the quality of being direct and outspoken | - |