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| Main Entry: | miscalculate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a mistake |
| Synonyms: | blow*, blunder, discount, disregard, err, mess up*, misconstrue, miscount, misinterpret, misjudge, misunderstand, mix up, overlook, overrate, stumble, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, drop the ball, get signals crossed, get wrong, go wrong, misread, misreckon, miss by a mile, overestimate, overvalue, slip up |
| Antonyms: | succeed, do correctly, figure correctly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | botch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blunder |
| Synonyms: | blow*, boggle*, boot, bumble, bungle, butcher*, distort, err, flounder, flub*, fumble, mar, mend, mess, mess up*, misapply, miscalculate, misconstrue, mishandle, misjudge, mismanage, muddle, muff, mutilate, patch, ruin, screw up*, spoil, stumble, wreck, bobble, bollix, fall down*, goof up*, gum up, louse up, miscompute, misconjecture, muck up*, pull a boner |
| Antonyms: | accomplish, achieve, succeed, do well |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bungle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blunder, mess up |
| Synonyms: | boggle, botch, butcher*, err, flub, foul up*, fudge*, fumble, mar, mess up, miscalculate, mishandle, mismanage, muff*, ruin, screw up*, spoil, ball up, drop the ball, goof up*, gum up, louse up, make a mess of |
| Antonyms: | fix, manage, succeed, do well |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | err |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a mistake; do wrong |
| Synonyms: | blow*, blunder, deviate, fall, flub*, foul up*, goof*, lapse, mess up*, misapprehend, misbehave, miscalculate, misjudge, muff*, offend, screw up*, sin, snafu*, stray, stumble, transgress, trespass, wander, be in error, be inaccurate, be incorrect, be mistaken, bollix, boo-boo, drop the ball, go astray, go wrong, louse up, make a mess of, slip up*, snarl up |
| Antonyms: | correct |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | goof |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mistake |
| Synonyms: | blunder, botch*, bungle, err, flub*, foul up, mess up, miscalculate, mix up, screw up*, slip, snarl, blow it, get wrong, louse up, make a boner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misjudge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get the wrong idea |
| Synonyms: | err, misapprehend, miscalculate, misconstrue, mistake, misunderstand, overrate, prejudge, presume, presuppose, stumble, suppose, underestimate, underrate, bark up wrong tree, be misled, be overcritical, be partial, be unfair, be wrong, come to hasty conclusion, dogmatize, drop the ball, miscomprehend, misconceive, misconjecture, misdeem, misreckon, miss by a mile, misthink, overestimate, put foot in |
| Antonyms: | figure, understand, judge well |
| Main Entry: | mistake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up, misunderstand |
| Synonyms: | blunder, botch*, bungle, confound, confuse, err, fail, goof*, jumble, lapse, misapprehend, miscalculate, misconstrue, miscount, misinterpret, misjudge, miss, omit, overlook, slip*, snarl, tangle, underestimate, addle, be off the mark, be wrong, deceive oneself, get wrong, have wrong impression, make a mess, misconceive, misdeem, misknow, misread, miss the boat, not know, overestimate, put foot in, slip up*, take for |
| Antonyms: | comprehend, interpret, perceive, understand, be certain, be sure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misunderstand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get the wrong idea |
| Synonyms: | confound, confuse, fail, misapply, misapprehend, miscalculate, misconstrue, misinterpret, misjudge, miss*, mistake, be at cross purposes, be bewildered, be confused, be perplexed, get signals crossed, get signals mixed, get wrong, get wrong impression, miscomprehend, misconceive, misknow, misread, misreckon, miss the point, not register, take amiss, take wrongly |
| Antonyms: | comprehend, construe, get, grasp, interpret, perceive, understand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | muff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bungle |
| Synonyms: | blunder, boggle, botch, choke*, err, flub, foul up, fumble, mess up, miscalculate, mishandle, mismanage, screw up*, slip, drop the ball, goof up*, make a mess of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | err |
| Synonyms: | blunder, flub*, fluff*, goof*, make a mistake, miscalculate, misjudge, mistake, muff*, stumble, trip, drop the ball, go wrong, put foot in mouth, slip up |
| Antonyms: | correct, perfect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall, err |
| Synonyms: | buck, canter, confuse, disconcert, founder, frolic, hop, lapse, lope, lurch, miscalculate, misstep, pitch, play, plunge, skip, slide, slip, sprawl, spring, stumble, throw off, topple, tumble, unsettle, fall over, go headlong, go wrong, lose balance, lose footing, make a faux pas, slip on, slip up |
| Antonyms: | correct, fix |
| Main Entry: | underestimate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | minimize; rate too low |
| Synonyms: | belittle, deprecate, depreciate, disparage, miscalculate, put down*, slight, underrate, undervalue, disesteem, make light of, miscarry, not do justice, sell short, think too little of |
| Antonyms: | exaggerate, maximize, overestimate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | make a mistake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | slip up |
| Synonyms: | blunder, err, goof, miscalculate, misconstrue, misjudge, misstep, misunderstand, muff, blow it, misestimate, misread |
| Main Entry: | misinterpret |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | misconstrue |
| Synonyms: | distort, err, falsify, garble, miscalculate, misrepresent, mistake, misunderstand, misread |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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