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Synonyms for mistake

Two senses of mistake live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsActions

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

He made a bad mistake.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

fault

Same sentence, swapped: He made a bad fault.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for mistake as it is used in the sentence above.

neglect
mess
squeeze

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

an understanding of something that is not correct

He wasn't going to admit his mistake.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

misunderstanding

Same sentence, swapped: He wasn't going to admit his misunderstanding.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for mistake as it is used in the sentence above.

fancy
delusion
trip

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Closest first: other actions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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