What is another word for mistake?
Synonyms for mistake
mɪˈsteɪkmis·take
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Princeton's WordNet
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, breakmistake, 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, errorerror, 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, errormistake, misidentifyverb
identify incorrectly
"Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
Synonyms:
misidentify, err, sliperr, 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
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
mistakeverb
Synonyms:
misapprehend, misunderstand, misconceivemistakeverb
Synonyms:
take (one for another)mistakeverb
Synonyms:
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 TREEmistakenoun
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misapprehension, misunderstanding, misconceptionmistakenoun
Synonyms:
blunder, error, slip, fault, lapse, trip, oversight
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
mistakenoun
Synonyms:
impropriety, bull
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "mistake":
error, fault, blunder, errors, flaw, erroneous, beam, misunderstanding, wrong, mix-up, failed, screw-up, miscarriage, miscalculation, fallacy
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#899 | error | |
#1618 | break | |
#1673 | wrong | |
#2114 | errors | |
#2593 | failed | |
#3394 | slide | |
#3711 | shift | |
#5045 | fault | |
#5110 | slip | |
#5471 | beam | |
#5805 | mistake | |
#8683 | steal | |
#10327 | defect | |
#11353 | err | |
#11779 | drift | |
#14595 | fracture | |
#16176 | flaw | |
#16203 | sneak | |
#18651 | stray | |
#18910 | erroneous | |
#20034 | skid | |
#22194 | slew | |
#22960 | misunderstanding | |
#28401 | miscarriage | |
#31640 | fallacy | |
#34066 | wrongdoing | |
#45358 | blunder | |
#61152 | misinterpretation | |
#65516 | faulting | |
#66037 | mistaking | |
#88024 | splay | |
#91338 | miscalculation | |
#102969 | demerit | |
#139927 | misapprehension | |
#196665 | dislocate |
How to use mistake in a sentence?
If one has made a mistake, and fails to correct it, one has made a greater mistake.
It is the common failing of totalitarian regimes that they cannot really understand the nature of our democracy. They mistake dissent for disloyalty. They mistake restlessness for a rejection of policy. They mistake a few committees for a country. They misjudge individual speeches for public policy. (Answering North Vietnamese charge that US could not endure)
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders:
The book is mistake after mistake after mistake, i’m not going to waste my time or the country’s time going page by page correcting [the book].
I, CrossFit HQ, and the CrossFit community will not stand for racism, i made a mistake by the words I chose yesterday. My heart is deeply saddened by the pain it has caused. It was a mistake, not racist but a mistake. George Floyd is a hero in the black community and not just a victim. I should have been sensitive to that and wasn't. I apologize for that.
America is a mistake, a giant mistake.
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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