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Antonyms for misstep


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mis-step
Phonetic Transcription : mɪsˈstɛp



Definition of misstep

Origin :
  • also mis-step, c.1300; see mis- (1) + step (v.). The noun in the figurative sense of "faux pas" is first recorded c.1800; literal sense is from 1837.
  • noun mistake, wrong move
Example sentences :
  • First to make the misstep is "it" for the time or for next game.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • One misstep and you're liable to get the commissioner killed.
  • Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
  • A misstep might precipitate him into the dark waters of the rushing stream.
  • Extract from : « A Lieutenant at Eighteen » by Oliver Optic
  • The horses were tired, and a misstep or a stumble would be dangerous.
  • Extract from : « Virginia of Elk Creek Valley » by Mary Ellen Chase
  • Mrs. Brace's voice had not faltered, although she must have seen the misstep.
  • Extract from : « No Clue » by James Hay
  • Once there was a moment when a shadow of a misstep would have cost him his life.
  • Extract from : « The Pretty Sister Of Jos » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • But Caleb knew the way, and he went on his road without a misstep.
  • Extract from : « The First Capture » by Harry Castlemon
  • Not at all; he slipped, made a misstep; that may happen to anybody.
  • Extract from : « Paul and His Dog, v.2 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIV) » by Charles Paul de Kock
  • Pellas almost stumbles into an abyss—his brother has made a misstep.
  • Extract from : « Iconoclasts » by James Huneker
  • He might have broken both arms and legs had he made a misstep.
  • Extract from : « The Girl From the Marsh Croft » by Selma Lagerlf

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