Synonyms for miscalculation
mis·cal·cu·la·tion

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1. miscalculation

   Synonyms:
   absurdity, error, fatuity, folly, foolishness, idiocy, imbecility, imprudence, indiscretion, misjudgment, nonsense, senselessness, silliness, stupidity

   Antonyms:
   attainment, depth, discernment, discretion, enlightenment, erudition, foresight, information, insight, judgment, judiciousness, knowledge, learning, prescience, profundity, prudence, reason, reason, reasonableness, sagacity, sense, skill, understanding, wisdom

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimationnoun

   a mistake in calculating

   Synonyms:
   misestimation, misreckoning

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1. List of paraphrases for "miscalculation":

   misjudgment, misjudgement, mistake

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1. Emmanuel Macron:

   The attacks on Saudi Arabia have changed the situation. Today the risk is (that things) flare up because of a miscalculation or a disproportionate response.

2. President Barack Obama:

   The notion that we can simply ratchet up sanctions further and further and further and then ultimately Putin changes his mind, I think is a miscalculation.

3. Michael Eisenstadt:

   There is always the potential for miscalculation.

4. Secretary Carter:

   The United States is deeply concerned about the pace and scope of land reclamation in the South China Sea, the prospect of further militarization as well as the potential for these activities to increase the risk of miscalculation or conflict among claimant states.

5. Michael Tanchum:

   There has already been one collision between a Greek warship and a Turkish warship, in which the Turkish vessel took some damage, the danger of miscalculation or further accidents touching off an open clash that no one wants is now dangerously high.