What is another word for Mistake?
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misunderstanding, misapprehension
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misunderstand, understand
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misunderstand, understand
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misunderstand, understand
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misunderstanding, misapprehension
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misunderstanding, misconception
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mistake, error, faultnoun
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
«he made a bad mistake»; «she was quick to point out my errors»; «I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults»
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erroneousness, fault, fracture, flaw, misapprehension, geological fault, computer error, faulting, erroneous belief, wrongdoing, defect, shift, error, demerit, misunderstanding, misplay, break -
mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehensionnoun
an understanding of something that is not correct
«he wasn’t going to admit his mistake»; «make no mistake about his intentions»; «there must be some misunderstanding—I don’t have a sister»
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mistaking, misapprehension, misinterpretation, fault, misunderstanding, error -
error, mistakeverb
part of a statement that is not correct
«the book was full of errors»
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misapprehension, wrongdoing, erroneous belief, fault, erroneousness, misunderstanding, misplay, computer error, error -
mistake, misidentifyverb
identify incorrectly
«Don’t mistake her for her twin sister»
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misidentify, err, slip -
err, mistake, slipverb
to make a mistake or be incorrect
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slide, steal, misidentify, sneak, slew, stray, slue, skid, slip one’s mind, drop away, drift, slip, dislocate, splay, luxate, drop off, fall away, err
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- Misconception
- Nonaccomplishment
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mistakeverb
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mistakeverb
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mistakeverb
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err, make a mistake, be at fault, be wide of the mark, be on the wrong scent, BE IN THE WRONG BOX, BARK UP THE WRONG TREE -
mistakenoun
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misapprehension, misunderstanding, misconception -
mistakenoun
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blunder, error, slip, fault, lapse, trip, oversight
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List of paraphrases for «mistake»:
error, fault, blunder, errors, flaw, erroneous, beam, misunderstanding, wrong, mix-up, failed, screw-up, miscarriage, miscalculation, fallacy
How to pronounce mistake?
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How to use mistake in a sentence?
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Lourenco Goncalves:
They want to help BHP, they want to help Rio Tinto, they want to help that lady over there, Gina whatever, they are going to continue to help Fortescue Metals Group and they will believe that they will always crush Chinese producers. Big mistake, but it is what it is.
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Charlie Montoyo:
He had his best stuff of the year, I think, tonight, he made that mistake to Buxton. But other than that, he gave us a chance. He left the game 3-1 and it was just that one pitch.
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Lukas Nelson:
I think that if you stopped growing and learning in life, then you might as well die, i’m never gon na stop learning about the world around me in all different ways, and I think that keeps me grounded because if you’re always a student, then you can never be mistake yourself for a master and then get of caught up in the ego of things.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer:
That’s football for you at the highest level, lack of concentration, make a mistake and you get punished.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro:
(That was) a grave diplomatic mistake. Exxon Mobil is behind all this, i hope… the Guyanese president can reflect and take the necessary steps for a process of dialogue and abandon grandiloquent discourse and stop listening to the bad, pernicious and wrong advice from Exxon Mobil and the officials it has bought.
Translations for mistake
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- اساء الفهم, غلطة, خطأ, أخطأArabic
- xəta, yanlış, səhvAzerbaijani
- хатаBashkir
- памылкаBelarusian
- грешкаBulgarian
- ནོར་འཁྲུལTibetan Standard
- chyba, zaměnitCzech
- misforstå, fejlDanish
- Fehler, verwechselnGerman
- λάθος, κάνω λάθος, σφάλμα, σφάλλωGreek
- eraro, malinterpretiEsperanto
- error, entender mal, equivocaciónSpanish
- vigaEstonian
- اشتباهPersian
- kämmi, moka, virhe, fibaFinnish
- mistak, villaFaroese
- se tromper, faute, faire erreur, erreur, confondre, méprendreFrench
- botún, déan dearmad, déan earráidIrish
- טעות, שגיאה, שגגהHebrew
- ग़लती, चूक, ग़लत करना, ग़लत फ़हमी, ग़लत समझना, भूलHindi
- hiba, félreértHungarian
- սխալվել, շփոթել, սխալ, խառնելArmenian
- errorInterlingua
- kesalahanIndonesian
- eroro, miskonocarIdo
- errore, sbagliare, fraintendere, confondere, sbaglioItalian
- טעותHebrew
- 間違い, 錯誤, 誤り, 過ち, ミス, エラーJapanese
- შეცდომაGeorgian
- ច្រឡំ, កំហុសKhmer
- 錯覺, 착각, 오해하다, 실수하다, 잘못Korean
- غهلهت, بهغهلهت, غهلهت کردنKurdish
- fallor, fallo, erro, error, erratLatin
- klaidaLithuanian
- kļūdaLatvian
- грешкаMacedonian
- चूकMarathi
- feilNorwegian
- onjuistheid, blunder, misverstaan, misverstand, in de fout gaan, verwisselen, fout, een fout maken, vergissingDutch
- ta feil, tabbe, misforstå, feilNorwegian
- pomyłka, pomylić, błąd, pomylić sięPolish
- erro, confundir-se, engano, enganar-se, equivocar-se, errar, equívocoPortuguese
- greșeală, greși, eroareRomanian
- ошибка, ошибиться, ошибаться, приниматьRussian
- अशुद्धि, त्रुटिSanskrit
- погрјешка, pogreška, pogrijéšiti, грешка, grješka, грјешка, greška, pogrješkaSerbo-Croatian
- chybaSlovak
- zmota, napakaSlovene
- begå, fel, missta, missförstå, miss, misstagSwedish
- kosaSwahili
- பிழை, தவறுTamil
- పొరపాటు, తప్పుTelugu
- иштибоҳTajik
- ข้อผิดพลาด, ความผิดพลาด, ผิดพลาดThai
- hata yapmak, yanlış yapmak, hata, yanlış anlamak, yanlış, hata etmekTurkish
- помилкаUkrainian
- غلط, غلط سمجھنا, غلطی, غلط فہمی, بھول, غلط کرناUrdu
- nhầm lẫn, lỗi, sai lầmVietnamese
- גרייַזYiddish
- 错误Chinese
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n
1 bloomer (Brit. informal) blunder, boob (Brit. slang) boo-boo (informal) clanger (informal) erratum, error, error of judgment, false move, fault, faux pas, gaffe, goof (informal) howler (informal) inaccuracy, miscalculation, misconception, misstep, misunderstanding, oversight, slip, slip-up (informal) solecism
vb
2 get wrong, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, misunderstand
3 accept as, confound, confuse with, misinterpret as, mix up with, take for
4 be wide of or be off the mark, be wrong, blunder, boob (Brit. slang) drop a clanger (informal) err, goof (informal) miscalculate, misjudge, put one’s foot in it (informal) slip up (informal)
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
mistake
( mistakes plural & 3rd person present) ( mistaking present participle) ( mistook past tense) ( mistaken past participle )
1 n-count If you make a mistake, you do something which you did not intend to do, or which produces a result that you do not want.
oft N of -ing, also by N
They made the big mistake of thinking they could seize its border with a relatively small force…, I think it’s a serious mistake to confuse books with life…, There must be some mistake…, He has been arrested by mistake.
2 n-count A mistake is something or part of something which is incorrect or not right.
(=error)
Her mother sighed and rubbed out another mistake in the crossword puzzle., …spelling mistakes.
3 verb If you mistake one person or thing for another, you wrongly think that they are the other person or thing.
I mistook you for Carlos… V n for n
4 verb If you mistake something, you fail to recognize or understand it.
(=misjudge)
The government completely mistook the feeling of the country… V n
No one should mistake how serious the issue is. V wh
5 You can say there is no mistaking something when you are emphasizing that you cannot fail to recognize or understand it.
♦
there’s no mistaking phrase V inflects, PHR n (emphasis)
There’s no mistaking the eastern flavour of the food…
Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary
make no mistake about it
exp.
phrase meant to emphasize the speaker’s self-assurance
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- aberration
- blunder
- confusion
- fault
- gaffe
- inaccuracy
- lapse
- miscalculation
- misconception
- misstep
- omission
- oversight
- snafu
- blooper
- boo-boo
- bungle
- delusion
- erratum
- flub
- fluff
- illusion
- inadvertence
- misapplication
- misapprehension
- misinterpretation
- misprint
- misstatement
- muddle
- neglect
- overestimation
- slight
- slip
- solecism
- trip
- underestimation
- false move
- false step
- faux pas
- misjudgment
- slip of tongue
- slipup
- typographical error
- confuse
- miscalculate
- misconstrue
- misinterpret
- misjudge
- misread
- overestimate
- overlook
- underestimate
- addle
- blunder
- botch
- bungle
- confound
- err
- fail
- goof
- jumble
- lapse
- misapprehend
- misconceive
- miscount
- miss
- omit
- slip
- snarl
- tangle
- be off the mark
- be wrong
- deceive oneself
- get wrong
- have wrong impression
- make a mess
- misdeem
- misknow
- miss the boat
- not know
- put foot in
- slip up
- take for
On this page you’ll find 176 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mistake, such as: aberration, blunder, confusion, fault, gaffe, and inaccuracy.
- understand
- accomplish
- achieve
- clear up
- correct
- do well
- fix
- succeed
- be sure
- comprehend
- interpret
- perceive
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SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO MISTAKE
- blooper
- boner
- bungle
- error
- faux pas
- fumble
- goof
- mistake
- muff
- stumble
- boner
- boo-boo
- bungle
- error
- faux pas
- fluff
- gaffe
- impropriety
- indecorum
- lapse
- mistake
- slip
- solecism
- trip
- blooper
- blunder
- boner
- error
- faux pas
- flub
- gaffe
- goof
- misstep
- mistake
- oversight
- slipup
- bedlamize
- blend
- clutter
- confound
- disarrange
- disarray
- discombobulate
- discreate
- disorder
- disorganize
- embroil
- encumber
- entangle
- intermingle
- involve
- jumble
- litter
- mess up
- mingle
- mistake
- muddle
- muss up
- rumple
- snarl up
- tangle
- tousle
- tumble
- abashes
- addles
- amazes
- astonishes
- baffles
- beclouds
- bedevils
- befuddles
- bemuses
- clouds
- clutters
- complicates
- confounds
- darkens
- dazes
- demoralizes
- discomfits
- discomposes
- disconcerts
- discountenances
- disorients
- distracts
- embarrasses
- fazes
- flusters
- fogs
- frustrates
- fuddles
- involves
- leads astray
- mess up
- misinforms
- misleads
- mortifies
- muddles
- mystifies
- nonpluses
- obscures
- perplexes
- perturbs
- puzzles
- rattles
- renders uncertain
- shames
- stirs up
- stumps
- throws off
- throws off balance
- troubles
- unhinges
- unsettles
- upsets
- worries
- abashment
- ado
- anarchy
- astonishment
- bustle
- chaos
- clutter
- commotion
- complexity
- complication
- consternation
- daze
- difficulty
- disarray
- discomposure
- dislocation
- disorganization
- distraction
- emotional upset
- ferment
- fog
- fracas
- haze
- hodge-podge
- imbroglio
- intricacy
- jumble
- labyrinth
- mess
- mistake
- muddle
- mystification
- pandemonium
- perturbation
- racket
- riot
- row
- shambles
- stir
- stupefaction
- surprise
- tangle
- trouble
- tumult
- turmoil
- untidiness
- upheaval
- uproar
- wilderness
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How does the noun mistake differ from other similar words?
Some common synonyms of mistake are blunder, error, lapse, and slip. While all these words mean «a departure from what is true, right, or proper,» mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error.
dialed the wrong number by mistake
Where would blunder be a reasonable alternative to mistake?
The words blunder and mistake can be used in similar contexts, but blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame.
When is it sensible to use error instead of mistake?
The synonyms error and mistake are sometimes interchangeable, but error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this.
When can lapse be used instead of mistake?
While in some cases nearly identical to mistake, lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause.
When could slip be used to replace mistake?
The words slip and mistake are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes.




