mistake - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for mistake , a list of similar words for mistake from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Synonyms

• error
• fault
• mistake

More generic

• nonaccomplishment
• nonachievement

More specific

• balls-up
• ballup
• betise
• bloomer
• blooper
• blot
• blunder
• boner
• boo-boo
• botch
• bungle
• cockup
• confusion
• distortion
• flub
• folly
• foolishness
• foul-up
• fuckup
• imbecility
• incursion
• lapse
• mess-up
• miscalculation
• miscue
• misestimation
• misreckoning
• mix-up
• offside
• omission
• oversight
• parapraxis
• pratfall
• renege
• revoke
• skip
• slip
• slip-up
• smear
• smirch
• spot
• stain
• stupidity

Noun

an understanding of something that is not correct

Synonyms

• misapprehension
• mistake
• misunderstanding

More generic

• misconception

Noun

part of a statement that is not correct

Synonyms

• error
• mistake

More generic

• misstatement

More specific

• corrigendum
• erratum
• literal
• literal error
• misprint
• typo
• typographical error

Verb

to make a mistake or be incorrect

Synonyms

• err
• mistake
• slip

More specific

• fall for
• misjudge
• misremember
• slip up
• stumble
• trip up

Verb

identify incorrectly

Synonyms

• misidentify
• mistake

More generic

• identify

More specific

• confound
• confuse

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