Mistake
How words are described
| clear | clear mistake | clear wrong |
| particular | particular mistake | particular wrong |
| common | common mistake | common wrong |
| original | original mistake | original wrong |
| Other adjectives: many, single, obvious, simple, actual, real, big, great, little, bad, terrible, possible, past, minor, drunken, greatest, recent. | ||
Common collocations
| someone | mistake someone | wrong someone |
| description | mistake description | wrong description |
| monster | mistake monster | wrong monster |
Both words in one sentence
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One or several members of The Team make(s) a mistake or the wrong call.
Source: We Used to Be Friends - Sometimes done in a quieter way as Character Development in a non-fantasy setting, where a character is looking to undo a past mistake or wrong to a love one that has haunted them or caused misery for people around them.
Source: Redemption Quest -
I will call you out on your mistake and leave that mistake in there just so everybody knows you're wrong.
Source: Darth Wiki / That Troper
Cite this Source
Wrong and Mistake. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mistake/wrong
Mistake & Wrong. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mistake/wrong>.
Wrong or Mistake. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mistake/wrong.
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