How words are described
| exact | exact mistake | exact situation |
| particular | particular mistake | particular situation |
| similar | similar mistake | similar situation |
| usual | usual mistake | usual situation |
| Other adjectives: common, critical, actual, real, serious, unfortunate, embarrassing, bad, terrible, horrible, possible, deadly, worst, opposite, worse, tactical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Carl is able to talk the robber out of doing something he'd regret then, after the situation is resolved and the suspect taken to the holding cell, Carl takes the young officer aside and sets up a meeting time to discuss the situation and the mistake he made.
Source: Bad Cop/Incompetent Cop -
When the class realizes the mistake, they drop it off at Mephisto's office for him to eat instead, at which point he gleefully hangs a lampshade on the whole absurd situation.
Source: Manga / Blue Exorcist -
Especially naïve players may try to "correct" their mistake by calling the next time they find themselves in a similar situation, which more savvy players can exploit.
Source: Artistic License Statistics
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Situation and Mistake. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mistake/situation
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