Synonyms and antonyms of Mistakes in British Thesaurus

fail (noun)

informal a mistake or a failure, especially of something that was expected to be good

miscommunication (noun)

a failure to communicate clearly or effectively

error (noun)

a mistake, for example in a calculation or a decision

blunder (noun)

a careless or embarrassing mistake

gaffe (noun)

an embarrassing mistake that you make in public, especially one that offends or upsets someone

mistake (noun)

something that you have not done correctly, or something you say or think that is not correct

slip (noun)

a slight mistake, especially a careless one

mix-up (noun)

informal a mistake or problem that happens because someone is confused about details

misapprehension (noun)

formal a belief that is not correct

clanger (noun)

Britishinformal an embarrassing mistake, especially while you are talking. To drop a clanger means to make an embarrassing mistake like this.

a backward step ()

an action that does not bring progress, but makes the situation as bad as it was in the past

a dog’s breakfast/dinner ()

something that is very untidy or badly done

a slip of the pen ()

something that you write when you intended to write something else

a slip of the tongue ()

something that you say when you intended to say something else

balls-up (noun)

Britishimpolite a mistake, or a difficult situation caused by mistakes that someone has made

bloomer (noun)

Britishinformal old-fashioned a silly or embarrassing mistake

blooper (noun)

mainly Americaninformal a silly or embarrassing mistake

boner (noun)

Americaninformal old-fashioned a stupid mistake

boob (noun)

informalBritish a stupid or embarrassing mistake

boo-boo (noun)

informal a mistake, especially an embarrassing one

bungle (noun)

a situation that has been dealt with very badly

cock-up (noun)

Britishimpolite a bad mistake, or something that has been done very badly

confusion (noun)

a situation in which you mistake one person or thing for another

erratum (noun)

a mistake in a book that is discovered after it was printed and is then corrected in a list added to the book

error of judgment ()

a bad decision

fallacy (noun)

formal a mistake in an argument or idea that makes it false

false move (noun)

a careless mistake that has a bad effect

faux pas (noun)

formal something embarrassing that you say or do in a social situation

flaw (noun)

a mistake or fault in something that makes it useless or less effective

fluff (noun)

informal a small mistake that you make when you are speaking or reading to an audience

foul-up (noun)

informal a mistake in a process or system that means it cannot work effectively

Freudian slip (noun)

something you say that is not what you intended to say but that might show what you are really thinking

fuck-up (noun)

offensive an extremely offensive word for a serious mistake or a complete failure

goof (noun)

mainly Americaninformal a silly or stupid mistake

hot mic (noun)

a microphone that is left on accidentally so that people hear something someone says that is private or embarrassing

howler (noun)

informal a silly and embarrassing mistake

inaccuracy (noun)

a statement, detail, or measurement that is not accurate

indiscretion (noun)

something you do that shows a lack of judgment

literal (noun)

a mistake in a printed word

misconception (noun)

a wrong belief or opinion as a result of not understanding something

mishap (noun)

a minor mistake or accident

misinterpretation (noun)

a wrong way of understanding or explaining something

misprint (noun)

a mistake such as a wrong spelling in a book, newspaper etc

misstep (noun)

Americanformal a mistake, especially one caused by bad judgment

mistake (noun)

something that you say or write in a way that is not correct

mistake (noun)

something you do that you later wish you had not done, because it causes a lot of problems

mistaken identity (noun)

a situation in which you think a person is someone else

misunderstanding (noun)

a failure to understand someone or something correctly

muddle (noun)

a mistake caused by a confused situation

overestimate (noun)

a judgment about something that considers it to be better than it really is

oversight (noun)

something that you do not notice or think of that causes problems later

pratfall (noun)

an embarrassing failure or mistake

screw-up (noun)

informal a situation in which someone makes a big mistake

slip-up (noun)

informal a small mistake

solecism (noun)

formal a mistake in the use of language

spoonerism (noun)

a mistake in speaking in which someone pronounces some sounds or parts of words in the wrong order and makes a funny change in meaning. For example, someone might say ‘know your blows’ instead of ‘blow your nose’.

stuff-up (noun)

Australianinformal a bad mistake, or something that has been done very badly

suicide (noun)

something that you do that is likely to have very bad results for you

trap (noun)

a mistake or problem that you should try to avoid

typo (noun)

informal a small mistake in a printed document

underestimate (noun)

a wrong idea that something is smaller, less important etc than it really is