Synonyms for mistake

Other words for “mistake”, grouped by meaning.

We found 7 synonyms for “mistake”. The most common are error, fault, misunderstanding, misapprehension, misidentify.

noun a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

noun an understanding of something that is not correct

noun part of a statement that is not correct

Synonymserror

verb identify incorrectly

verb to make a mistake or be incorrect

Synonymserr slip

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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