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

Signs Your Business Has Outgrown Its Systems Owners often start to recognize their systems have become outdated when processes become difficult and mistakes happen more frequently. — Nellie Akalp, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Bank of America’s chief technology and information officer said one of the most common AI mistakes is reaching for it first. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

People can repeat a conversation and try again after receiving feedback from the chatbot, giving them time and perhaps the confidence to work on unfamiliar expressions and recurring mistakes. — Antonio Perez-Nunez, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

The central allegation would be that ASU had a duty of care to Mayich, that the school breached its own safety rules as well as those set by industry standards, and that the mistakes caused the injury. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026

But there's an evaluation of how not to make the same mistakes again. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Move too quickly and organizations burn out, make avoidable mistakes, or outrun their capabilities. — Harvard Business Review, 29 Sep. 2026

Consider which repetitive tasks take up time and lead to recordkeeping mistakes, and look for software that can handle them. — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

There aren’t any villains here, just young people making young people mistakes and older people making older people mistakes. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

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

On my flight home, a man my exact age mistakes me for a college student traveling with her parents. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026

Recognizing those forces in the world isn’t the same thing as interrogating them, and as a seasoned artist with real power in Hollywood, Gluck repeatedly mistakes implication for insight. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026

Attacks on humans by great barracudas are rare and often occur when the fish mistakes a shiny object, such as diving gear, for prey, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History. — ABC News, 31 July 2026