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

But the Hornets’ vices stung them again — and close games expose mistakes. — Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026

Without such oversight, people who care about the opioid cash fear the nation is set to repeat the mistakes of the tobacco settlement — and foreshadow pitfalls for the social media settlements. — Aneri Pattani, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Brown said the district is doing a full review of its eligibility process so these mistakes don’t happen again. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2026

The tool saved the reporters time on the first pass, and their judgment kept its mistakes out of the paper. — James Glover, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Millions have been spent on compensation to fix those mistakes and performances have suffered. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

Their accomplishments belong to them, and so do their mistakes. — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

The company cautioned that Claude can make mistakes in its responses and advised users to check important figures with their banks. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Now, her friends are said to be nervous that Lopez will never learn from her mistakes. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 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