Mistake

/mɪˈsteɪk/

Synonyms for "mistake" (191 found)

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Closest matches (39)

Noun(7 words)

error bloopers blunder blundering blunders bumbling confuse

aberration accident amiss anachronismbad jobbevue bloomer blooper blunder bobble bogglebonehead playbonerboo booboo-boo boob botch bull bungle clanger

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clerical errorclumsy performancecontort corrigendum defect delusion distort

Verb(3 words)

bunglesenable oversighterr

Adjective(2 words)

careless behaviorconfused

Strong matches (57)

erratum error etourderie failure fallacyfalse stepfault fautefaux pasflaw flub fluff folly foozle fumble gaffe garble gaucherieget one wrongget wrong

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gloss goof hash hole howlerhuman errorillusion impropriety indiscretion lapsemake a miscuemake a mistakemess misapply misapprehend misapprehension miscalculation

Noun(19 words)

error countederrors failfail verbfault flubbing flubs fuckupgerman missengoofs inaccuracy incorrectness indiscretions lapse misapprehension misarrangement miscalculation miscalculations miscalling

Verb(1 words)

goofing

Related words (95)

Noun(33 words)

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mix muffs mumpsimus overlook oversightplanning errorportuguese erropreserve errorschoolboy screwup slips snafus wrong

miscarriage miscite misconceive misconception misconstrue miscount miscue misdeal misdeem misexplain misexplicate misexpound misidentification misidentify misinterpret misjudge misjudgment misplay misprint misquotation

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misquote misread misrender misreport miss misstatement misstep mistranslate misunderstand misunderstanding misuse mock muffnear missnear-missoff daypeccadillo pervertsad workslip slipup solecism squeezestrain the sensestumbletake fortongue torture triptwist the wordstypotypographical errorwrenchx

Verb(4 words)

miscreate misidentify misstating slip

Interjection(2 words)

oops whoops

Adjective(2 words)

procedural lapsestrong governmental oversight

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

11 entries

act err erroridentification erroridentify misconception misstatement move nonaccomplishment nonachievementperception error

More specific

13 entries

blunder confusemeasurement errormisclassify misidentify misinterpret misinterpretation misjudge misjudgment misperceive misreadrounding errorslip

Collocations

9 entries

academic mistakebig mistakecommon mistakefatal mistakegrave mistakehonest mistakehuman mistakeminor mistakeserious mistake

Inflections

4 entries

mistaken mistakes mistaking mistook

Derivations

5 entries

mistakable mistaken mistakenly mistaker mistakiness

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

If you see a mistake, then please correct it.

Source: tatoeba (1535)

Spenser's mother often scrutinizes him for every small mistake he makes.

Source: tatoeba (1986)

A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.

Source: tatoeba (2274)

Do you think he made that mistake on purpose?

Source: tatoeba (15851)

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