All mistake synonyms
mis·take
M m noun mistake
- misapplication — to make a wrong application or use of.
- misapprehension — misunderstanding.
- misinterpretation — An instance of misinterpreting.
- misprint — a mistake in printing, as an instance of printing a letter or word other than that intended.
- misstatement — to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
- muddle — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- over-estimate — to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.
- slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- solecism — a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
- trip — a group of animals, as sheep, goats, or fowl; flock.
- underestimation — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
- false move — a movement that may be interpreted as threatening.
- false step — a stumble.
- misjudgment — An act of misjudging, a mistake in judgment.
- typographical error — an error in printed or typewritten matter resulting from striking the improper key of a keyboard, from mechanical failure, or the like.
- slip-up — a mistake, blunder, or oversight: Several slip-ups caused a delay in the delivery of the books.
verb mistake
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
- err — Be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake.
- mix — to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
- misidentify — to identify incorrectly.
- make a mess — create disorder or dirt
- misdeem — To misjudge, to deem wrongly.
- misknow — to fail to understand or recognize; misunderstand: to misknow the problem.
- miss the boat — a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- slip up — an act or instance of slipping.
- take for — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.