Synonyms of mistakes

mistakes 1 of 2

noun

plural of mistake

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blunders
• errors
• misjudgments
• miscalculations
• trips
• missteps
• misunderstandings
• slipups
• misapprehensions
• faults
• inaccuracies
• miscues
• slips
• fumbles
• stumbles
• goofs
• gaffes
• misstatements
• flubs
• lapses
• misinterpretations
• misconceptions
• boobs
• clinkers
• foul-ups
• misconstructions
• misimpressions
• boners
• errancies
• muffs
• misprisions

2

as in errors

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

made a mistake on the exam that almost cost her a passing grade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blunders
• errors
• faults
• fumbles
• stumbles
• trips
• inaccuracies
• miscues
• missteps
• flubs
• goofs
• gaffes
• screwups
• oversights
• slipups
• bricks
• lapses
• gaffs
• bobbles
• clangers
• boo-boos
• slips
• misunderstandings
• boobs
• clinkers
• fluffs
• pratfalls
• bloopers
• misjudgments
• snafus
• misstatements
• miscalculations
• howlers
• misinterpretations
• misconceptions
• misreadings
• misconstructions
• misimpressions
• bloomers
• boners
• misapprehensions
• foul-ups
• misdescriptions
• miscomprehensions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accuracies
• precisions
• exactitudes
• perfections
• infallibilities
• inerrancies

mistakes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mistake

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstands
• misses
• misreads
• misconstrues
• misapprehends
• misperceives
• misinterprets
• misknows
• misjudges
• misconceives
• misdeems
• mishears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knows
• understands
• sees
• appreciates
• catches
• gets
• perceives
• comprehends
• takes in
• makes out
• grasps
• seizes
• apprehends
• conceives
• penetrates
• savvies
• groks
• fathoms

2

as in underestimates

to make an incorrect judgment regarding

you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstands
• underestimates
• misjudges
• mismeasures
• misconceives
• misestimates
• miscalculates
• misdeems
• misgauges
• misconstrues
• misapprehends
• overestimates
• misperceives
• miscounts
• misinterprets
• misknows
• overrates
• overvalues
• underrates
• undervalues
• misesteems
• misreckons

3

as in confuses

to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related

she mistook physical attraction for love

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confuses
• mixes (up)
• confounds
• conflates
• lumps (together)
• miscalls
• misapplies
• misnames
• misidentifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differences
• separates
• distinguishes
• differentiates
• discriminates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mistakes

Noun

The system is designed to let robots identify mistakes during operation, adjust their behavior and retain useful experience for subsequent attempts. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Florida judges, lawmakers and governors perpetuate the patently unreliable assumption that jurors never make mistakes. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Our personal histories and our relationships, our musical obsessions, our mistakes, and our triumphs. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2026

Television and movies illustrate female leaders capable of achieving greatness as well as making mistakes. — Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

The new rules aim to prevent disturbing mistakes that have occurred in the past. — Rob Stein, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

That was the part of Tuesday’s 125-124 loss Fernández didn’t want Brown to forget, even as the sixth overall pick shouldered responsibility for two costly mistakes. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026

Better support can mean a new employee is able to be competent at their job more quickly, make fewer mistakes for their colleagues to fix, and give confidence to executives that adding people will really add to capacity. — Anis Bennaceur, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Women who've accepted their past mistakes aren't used to accepting accolades. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Verb

Hopefully, the Dolphins can limit their special teams mistakes with Gonzalez at the helm. — Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

But this assessment mistakes the consequences of domination for its causes. — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Those with pollen allergies can experience oral allergy syndrome, a mild reaction to certain foods that occurs when the immune system mistakes them for pollen. — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026

The challenge, however, is that once a model succeeds, the rest of the world often mistakes it for the only possible model. — Vincent Yang, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

After Gemma’s mom, Bunny (Caroline Sheen), mistakes Alice for a landscaper, then apologizes for the state of her home’s crown molding, Gemma and Alice have an uncomfortable conversation. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

In the video, Hough goes up to a few of his friends backstage and purposefully mistakes them for other people. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

But the question mistakes the way psychiatry works — and its limitations. — Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026

The trouble is that this phenomenon mistakes a niche for a culture. — Mckenna Friedland, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026