mistakes

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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error, misunderstanding n.
mix up, misunderstand v.

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

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mistakes

Cofnas claimed to have put Arday's work through plagiarism detection software which found that "many passages are lifted with minimal editing, sometimes retaining copy-editing mistakes from the original source".

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

After the mistakes were pointed out in court, Musick, Peeler & Garrett acknowledged the firm had discovered “nonexistent case citations which appear to have been AI hallucinations” across a recent batch of motions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

And just like supermarket shoppers, a CEO who walks into the store hungry—staring down a patent cliff with an empty pipeline—is far more prone to expensive, panic-driven mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

His pace was not impressive, and he made too many mistakes.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

There were so many mistakes most of the contestants didn’t know what it meant, what they were supposed to do, or why the judges hadn’t proofread their paragraph before passing it around.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein