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MISMAKE Synonyms

11 synonyms for mismake. (exact relations)
0 hypernym for mismake. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for MISMAKE

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blooper

noun

n

noun

• an embarrassing mistake

blunder

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• an embarrassing mistake

verb

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

• make one's way clumsily or blindly

• utter impulsively

err

verb, adverb

v, adv

verb

• to make a mistake or be incorrect

• wander from a direct course or at random

error

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

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

• inadvertent incorrectness

• a misconception resulting from incorrect information

• (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

• departure from what is ethically acceptable

• (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

• part of a statement that is not correct

flub

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• an embarrassing mistake

verb

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

gaffe

noun

n

noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act

goof

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

• a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

verb

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

mistake

noun

n

noun

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

• an understanding of something that is not correct

• part of a statement that is not correct

verb

• identify incorrectly

• to make a mistake or be incorrect

oversight

noun

n

noun

• an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

• management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

• a mistake resulting from inattention

slip-up

noun

n

noun

• a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

faux pas

noun

n

noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act

Alternatives for BLOOPER

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