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Antonyms for mistake
mɪˈsteɪkmis·take

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  1. 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"

    Synonyms:
    erroneousness, fault, fracture, flaw, misapprehension, geological fault, computer error, faulting, erroneous belief, wrongdoing, defect, shift, error, demerit, misunderstanding, misplay, break

  2. 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"

    Synonyms:
    mistaking, misapprehension, misinterpretation, fault, misunderstanding, error

  3. error, mistakeverb

    part of a statement that is not correct

    "the book was full of errors"

    Synonyms:
    misapprehension, wrongdoing, erroneous belief, fault, erroneousness, misunderstanding, misplay, computer error, error

  4. mistake, misidentifyverb

    identify incorrectly

    "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"

    Synonyms:
    misidentify, err, slip

  5. err, mistake, slipverb

    to make a mistake or be incorrect

    Synonyms:
    slide, steal, misidentify, sneak, slew, stray, slue, skid, slip one's mind, drop away, drift, slip, dislocate, splay, luxate, drop off, fall away, err

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. mistakenoun

    Synonyms:
    impropriety, bull

How to use mistake in a sentence?

  1. Governor Cuomo:

    I didn't know about the mailer, i heard about the mailer. I haven't seen the mailer. The way I ran this campaign, it's been on the issues, it's been positive. I think the mailer was a mistake. I think it was inappropriate.

  2. State Tony Blinken:

    It would be a mistake to think about climate only through the prism of threats. Here's why. Every country on the planet has to do two things -- reduce emissions and prepare for the unavoidable impacts of climate change. American innovation and industry can be at the forefront of both.

  3. New York:

    You have to wait for the mistake fastball but obviously, he had command, he had stuff tonight.

  4. Chuck Schumer:

    Its clear that Rep. Ratcliffe was selected because Texas Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe exhibited blind loyalty to President Trump with Texas Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe demagogic questioning of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller, if Senate Republicans elevate such a partisan player to a position that requires intelligence expertise and non-partisanship, it would be a big mistake.

  5. Internal Affairs Joseph Reznick:

    This was a total mistake.

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