List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 141

SYNONYMS: error, mistake, oversight.
These nouns refer to what is not in accord with truth, accuracy, or propriety.

Error indicates departure from the correct path; it often implies deviation from what is morally or ethically right or proper: There's no error so bad that it won't find defenders among men.
Mistake often implies misunderstanding or misinterpretation and is usually weaker than error in imputing blame or censure: Nothing is easy in war. Mistakes are always paid for in casualties.
Oversight refers to an inadvertent omission or error that results from inattention: Through a regrettable oversight I failed to send you an invitation.