" mistakes "

1: a wrong judgment;

  * e.g., " ... they made a mistake when they thought the young pitcher was ready to be called up to the major leagues "

•  Synonyms : 

•  misapprehensions,

•  miscalculations,

•  misjudgments,

•  missteps,

•  slips,

•  slipups

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy;

  * e.g., " ... made a mistake on the exam that almost cost her a passing grade "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blunders,

•  bobbles,

•  boo-boos,

•  boobs,

•  bricks,

•  clangers,

•  clinkers,

•  errors,

•  faults,

•  flubs,

•  fluffs,

•  fumbles,

•  gaffes,

•  gaffs,

•  goofs,

•  inaccuracies,

•  lapses,

•  miscues,

•  missteps,

•  oversights,

•  screwups,

•  slips,

•  slipups,

•  stumbles,

•  trips

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a wrong judgment;

  * e.g., " ... they made a mistake when they thought the young pitcher was ready to be called up to the major leagues "

•  Synonyms : 

•  misapprehension,

•  miscalculation,

•  misjudging,

•  misjudgment,

•  misstep,

•  slip,

•  slipup

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy;

  * e.g., " ... made a mistake on the exam that almost cost her a passing grade "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blunder,

•  bobble,

•  boo-boo,

•  boob,

•  brick,

•  clanger,

•  clinker,

•  error,

•  fault,

•  flub,

•  fluff,

•  fumble,

•  gaff,

•  gaffe,

•  goof,

•  inaccuracy,

•  lapse,

•  miscue,

•  misstep,

•  oversight,

•  screwup,

•  slip,

•  slipup,

•  stumble,

•  trip

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of;

  * e.g., " ... the auctioneer mistook my nod for a bid, and I ended up buying a painting I don't even like "

•  Synonyms : 

•  misapprehends,

•  misconstrues,

•  misinterprets,

•  misknows,

•  misperceives,

•  misreads,

•  misses,

•  misunderstands

•  Antonyms : 

•  appreciates,

•  apprehends,

•  catches,

•  comprehends,

•  conceives,

•  fathoms,

•  gets,

•  grasps,

•  groks,

•  knows,

•  makes out,

•  penetrates,

•  perceives,

•  savvies,

•  sees,

•  seizes,

•  takes in,

•  understands

2: to make an incorrect judgment regarding;

  * e.g., " ... you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily "

•  Synonyms : 

•  miscalculates,

•  misconceives,

•  misdeems,

•  misestimates,

•  misgauges,

•  misjudges,

•  mismeasures

•  Antonyms : 

•  differences,

•  differentiates,

•  discriminates,

•  distinguishes,

•  separates

3: to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related;

  * e.g., " ... she mistook physical attraction for love "

•  Synonyms : 

•  conflates,

•  confounds,

•  confuses,

•  mixes (up)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of;

  * e.g., " ... the auctioneer mistook my nod for a bid, and I ended up buying a painting I don't even like "

•  Synonyms : 

•  misapprehend,

•  misconstrue,

•  misinterpret,

•  misknow,

•  misperceive,

•  misread,

•  miss,

•  misunderstand

•  Antonyms : 

•  appreciate,

•  apprehend,

•  catch,

•  comprehend,

•  conceive,

•  fathom,

•  get,

•  grasp,

•  grok,

•  know,

•  make out,

•  penetrate,

•  perceive,

•  savvy,

•  see,

•  seize,

•  take in,

•  understand

2: to make an incorrect judgment regarding;

  * e.g., " ... you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily "

•  Synonyms : 

•  miscalculate,

•  misconceive,

•  misdeem,

•  misestimate,

•  misgauge,

•  misjudge,

•  mismeasure

•  Antonyms : 

•  difference,

•  differentiate,

•  discriminate,

•  distinguish,

•  separate

3: to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related;

  * e.g., " ... she mistook physical attraction for love "

•  Synonyms : 

•  conflate,

•  confound,

•  confuse,

•  mix (up)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)