Similar Words

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— misjudge
— misjudgment
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— mistakenly
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— mystic
— mystical
— mysticism

Misspelling

imstake, istake, miistake, misstake, mistaake, mistace, mistacke, mistak, mistakee, mistakke, misttake, mitsake, miztake, mmistake, nistake

Mistake — synonyms, definition

1. mistake (Noun)

53 synonyms

aberration accident betrayal bewilderment blunder boner calamity catastrophe confusion crisis defeat delusion disappointment distortion downfall erratum error event fault fiasco • • •

3 definitions

mistake (Noun) — A wrong action attributable to bad judgment, ignorance or inattention. ex. "he made a bad mistake"

mistake (Noun) — An understanding of something that is not correct. ex. "he wasn't going to admit his mistake" ex. "make no mistake about his intentions"

mistake (Noun) — Part of a statement that is not correct. ex. "the book was full of mistakes"

4 types of

misconception misstatement nonaccomplishment nonachievement

52 types

balls-up ballup betise bloomer blooper blot blue blunder boner boo-boo botch bungle cockup confusion corrigendum distortion erratum flub folly foolishness • • •

2. mistake (Verb)

9 synonyms

blunder confound err misapprehend misconceive misidentify overlook slip trip

2 definitions

mistake (Verb) — Identify incorrectly. ex. "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"

mistake (Verb) — To make a mistake or be incorrect.

1 type of

identify

8 types

confound confuse fall for misjudge misremember slip up stumble trip up

3. mistake (US)

4 synonyms

misdeed misdemeanor misjudge transgression