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mistakes

NOUN

error, misunderstanding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aberration blunder confusion fault gaffe inaccuracy lapse miscalculation misconception misstep omission oversight snafu

STRONG

blooper boo-boo bungle delusion erratum flub fluff illusion inadvertence misapplication misapprehension misinterpretation misprint misstatement muddle neglect overestimation slight slip solecism trip underestimation

WEAK

false move false step faux pas misjudgment slip of tongue slipup typographical error

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accuracy correction correctness perfection remembrance soundness success

STRONG

certainty fact reality respect truth

WEAK

calculation proof understanding

VERB

mix up, misunderstand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confuse miscalculate misconstrue misinterpret misjudge misread overestimate overlook underestimate

STRONG

addle blunder botch bungle confound err fail goof jumble lapse misapprehend misconceive miscount miss omit slip snarl tangle

WEAK

be off the mark be wrong deceive oneself get wrong have wrong impression make a mess misdeem misknow miss the boat not know put foot in slip up take for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

understand

STRONG

accomplish achieve clear up correct do well fix succeed uncomplicate

WEAK

be certain be sure comprehend interpret perceive

Example Sentences

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But you can’t make the same mistakes, right?

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

But what are we to make of those who seemed to have learned the lessons and then went and repeated the mistakes anyway?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Although both mistakes leave cells with doubled DNA, the researchers discovered that the outcomes are dramatically different.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

The sense given is that they have owned up to mistakes and corrected their course.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

He tried again and again, profiting from his mistakes, and finally he felt he had a likeness of his wife real enough to embrace.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig