Synonyms 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, mistake, 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, mistake, fault, misunderstanding, error

3. error, mistakeverb

   part of a statement that is not correct

   "the book was full of errors"

   Synonyms:
   misapprehension, wrongdoing, mistake, 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, mistake, 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, mistake, err

Matched Categories

1. • Misconception
   • Nonaccomplishment

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1. mistakeverb

   Synonyms:
   misapprehend, misunderstand, misconceive

2. mistakeverb

   Synonyms:
   take (one for another)

3. 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 TREE

4. mistakenoun

   Synonyms:
   misapprehension, misunderstanding, misconception

5. mistakenoun

   Synonyms:
   blunder, error, slip, fault, lapse, trip, oversight

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1. mistakenoun

   Synonyms:
   impropriety, bull

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1. List of paraphrases for "mistake":

   error, fault, blunder, errors, flaw, erroneous, beam, misunderstanding, wrong, mix-up, failed, screw-up, miscarriage, miscalculation, fallacy

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How to use mistake in a sentence?

1. Kelly Armstrong:

   Procedural mistakes should splatter like paint. It’s messy but the results should be random. In my four years here every mistake DOJ has made has benefited one side and harmed the other. That’s a hell of a coincidence.

2. Samuel Corum/Bloomberg/Getty Images Manchin:

   Make no mistake, I will win any race I enter.

3. Mark Twain:

   It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.

4. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.:

   Nothing is so frequent as to mistake an ordinary human gift for a special and extraordinary endowment.

5. Robert E. Lee:

   [W]e made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it will prove to be a fatal mistake. We appointed all our worst generals to command our armies, and all our best generals to edit the newspapers.