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as in blunders
a wrong judgment
they made a mistake when they thought the young pitcher was ready to be called up to the major leagues
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2
as in errors
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
made a mistake on the exam that almost cost her a passing grade
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as in misunderstands
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
the auctioneer mistook my nod for a bid, and I ended up buying a painting I don't even like
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2
as in underestimates
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily
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as in confuses
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related
she mistook physical attraction for love
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Recent Examples of mistakes
Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
This game was a defensive battle on both sides, as Hurts and Purdy had their fair share of mistakes, though the latter’s showed up in the box score.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
On what makes this team A team that shows up every day with the correct mentality, works really hard, doesn’t make excuses, owns up to mistakes and continues to get better.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
The Shah promised to correct the regime’s mistakes, liberate political prisoners, call parliamentary elections, investigate the corruption in his midst, and ease the crackdown on dissent against a nationwide opposition.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
But Rams defensive lineman Kobie Turner said rectifying those mistakes is something that can be addressed on Sunday.
—Steve Reed, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
But Rams defensive lineman Kobie Turner said rectifying those mistakes is something that can be addressed Sunday.
—Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
But with a road path through the playoffs, the odds were always that these kinds of mistakes could end their season.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Hoover finished 319 yards on 34-of-50 passing, but his two turnovers were critical mistakes that led to TCU’s slow start in the first half.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The film looks like a million bucks, has a high pedigree of talent, and mistakes constant poking for conversation, endless buzzwords for a buffet of food for thought, incendiary hypotheticals for insight.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
When the user clicks that link, the browser mistakes the malicious prompt for an instruction from the user—and begins carrying it out.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
The extensive embellishment of a score by Bobby Krlic (the English musician who records as the Haxan Cloak), drenched in moody synths and guitar, fits the tone but also adds to the nagging sense that the younger Day-Lewis’ storytelling too often mistakes padding for atmosphere.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Younger Recently divorced and adjusting to life as an empty nester, fortysomething Liza Miller (Sutton Foster) gains a boost of confidence once a 26-year-old tattoo artist mistakes her for someone his age.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The scene in which Junshik mistakes his family members for lucky strangers would work beautifully in a movie.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Augustus Stonehurst & the Avian Wednesday sends Thing to Willow Hill to look for Stonehurst after Fester mistakes the lunch lady for Lois.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
In Slow Horses — an adaptation of author Mick Herron's award-winning Slough House series — Oldman, 67, portrays Jackson Lamb, the leader of a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents whose career-ending mistakes landed them an unwanted spot at Slough House.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
This game was a defensive battle on both sides, as Hurts and Purdy had their fair share of mistakes, though the latter’s showed up in the box score.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
On what makes this team A team that shows up every day with the correct mentality, works really hard, doesn’t make excuses, owns up to mistakes and continues to get better.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
The Shah promised to correct the regime’s mistakes, liberate political prisoners, call parliamentary elections, investigate the corruption in his midst, and ease the crackdown on dissent against a nationwide opposition.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
But Rams defensive lineman Kobie Turner said rectifying those mistakes is something that can be addressed on Sunday.
—Steve Reed, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
But Rams defensive lineman Kobie Turner said rectifying those mistakes is something that can be addressed Sunday.
—Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
But with a road path through the playoffs, the odds were always that these kinds of mistakes could end their season.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Hoover finished 319 yards on 34-of-50 passing, but his two turnovers were critical mistakes that led to TCU’s slow start in the first half.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
Her unfinished palace becomes a mirror to a culture that mistakes accumulation for meaning.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The film looks like a million bucks, has a high pedigree of talent, and mistakes constant poking for conversation, endless buzzwords for a buffet of food for thought, incendiary hypotheticals for insight.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
When the user clicks that link, the browser mistakes the malicious prompt for an instruction from the user—and begins carrying it out.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
The extensive embellishment of a score by Bobby Krlic (the English musician who records as the Haxan Cloak), drenched in moody synths and guitar, fits the tone but also adds to the nagging sense that the younger Day-Lewis’ storytelling too often mistakes padding for atmosphere.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Younger Recently divorced and adjusting to life as an empty nester, fortysomething Liza Miller (Sutton Foster) gains a boost of confidence once a 26-year-old tattoo artist mistakes her for someone his age.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The scene in which Junshik mistakes his family members for lucky strangers would work beautifully in a movie.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Augustus Stonehurst & the Avian Wednesday sends Thing to Willow Hill to look for Stonehurst after Fester mistakes the lunch lady for Lois.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistakes
Noun
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Williamson County based Ramsey Solutions has also come up with an effective guide to avoid any regifting blunders.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Dec. 2025
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There are worse things than watching Black, Rudd, and Zahn play three gormless morons on a mid-life misadventure, but almost every scene and setpiece is constructed with a haphazardness that blunders away their charm.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In other words, some of those 110-year-olds might just be clerical errors.—
Rachel Macpherson,
Outside,
11 Jan. 2026
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After months of harping on these errors in film study and practices, Kerr finally went to an unconventional method to inspire change.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That demand ignores long-standing practice, misunderstands the Bears’ legal obligations and risks undermining one of Illinois’ most important economic assets.—
Don DeWitte,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
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But that view misunderstands how the Senate’s debate rules actually work.—
Jeremy Dalrymple,
Oc Register,
2 Dec. 2025
Verb
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As always, Keaton drastically underestimates herself.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
26 Dec. 2025
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But to reduce fiber to its gut health effects underestimates the power of the nutrient.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
18 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Red Rising is a book that seems to confuses some politically right-leaning readers, something which frustrates but doesn’t surprise Abughazaleh.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
19 Dec. 2025
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Mars’ clash with Neptune clouds your judgment and confuses your intuition.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
14 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Ullrich stresses the role of tactical mistakes and misjudgments, not least by the far left, which shortsightedly refused to compromise its beliefs and join with more moderate groups to oppose democratic backsliding.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Torsten Sløk, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, said forecasts of an imminent slowdown have been repeatedly wrong, and the economics profession should start grappling with its track record of misjudgments.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This misses the mark, Taub-Dix said.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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Manager Lita Rodriguez said business is improving, but misses the regulars.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Home designer Allisa Jacobs wrote in a blog post that AI routinely misjudges the proportions and sizes of rooms and furniture, suggesting pieces that wouldn’t realistically fit in the space.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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But the Fed just kind of misjudges what's going on and pushes too hard on interest rates and pushes the economy in.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Mistakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistakes. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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