MISCALCULATIONS Synonyms: 31 Similar Words

miscalculations

noun

plural of miscalculation

as in mistakes

a wrong judgment treating her opponent as an intellectual lightweight was a serious miscalculation on her part

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Acknowledging and even criticizing our mistakes of the past doesn’t cheapen one’s love for the United States.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
You are allowed to make three mistakes but fail a fourth time and the game ends with the answers being revealed.

— Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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