as in incorrect
having an opinion that does not agree with truth or the facts
meat loaf is on the cafeteria's menu today, if I'm not mistaken
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1
as in misunderstood
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
the auctioneer mistook my nod for a bid, and I ended up buying a painting I don't even like
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2
as in underestimated
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily
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as in confused
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related
she mistook physical attraction for love
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Recent Examples of mistaken
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
The last one matters most to Olikara, because his work is often mistaken for an aversion to tension.
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Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
And while the country’s current fuel shortage is painfully real, it should not be mistaken for a white flag.
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Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Phorid flies, also known as scuttle flies, are tiny insects that are often mistaken for fruit flies.
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Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
28 June 2026
The task is not to lower the standards of evidence, but to ask why the old standards were so often mistaken for neutrality.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
However, he was not mistaken as metro Atlanta’s only Uzbek restaurant had just opened in the spring of 2025 under that same ownership.
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Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
This mistaken understanding of Iran’s leaders jeopardizes the chances of solving the current crisis with diplomacy.
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John M. Crisp,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Eddie Murphy’s comedy classic serves a feast of romance, mistaken identities, and enough barbershop philosophy to fill a kingdom.
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Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Ashlesha Khatiwada,
The Conversation,
1 July 2026
One shopper shared that fashion insiders have even mistaken it for a designer piece—honestly, same.
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Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
The recurring worry was that the technology can be confidently wrong, handing over a clean, plausible answer that happens to be mistaken.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
The baseline systems performed significantly worse, with ELIZA being mistaken for human only 23% of the time and GPT-4o being mistaken 21% of the time.
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Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
9 June 2026
Complete with a red carpet and a dancing humanoid robot, the event could have been mistaken for a science fiction Hollywood premiere.
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Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
Felix Rosenqvist makes history at the Indy 500 Cody Bulkley could have easily been mistaken for one of the 33 drivers competing in Sunday's Indy 500 race.
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Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
The woman had mistaken her for singer Dionne Warwick, however.
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Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
But with the Rockies looking a bit feisty (not to be mistaken with competent), what happens if the Giants can’t beat up on the division weaklings this year?
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Adjective
Lucky Number Slevin, a movie about mistaken identity, rival crime syndicates, and assassins, was, for some reason (Josh Hartnett), one of the comfort movies of my childhood.
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
The last one matters most to Olikara, because his work is often mistaken for an aversion to tension.
—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
And while the country’s current fuel shortage is painfully real, it should not be mistaken for a white flag.
—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Phorid flies, also known as scuttle flies, are tiny insects that are often mistaken for fruit flies.
—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
28 June 2026
The task is not to lower the standards of evidence, but to ask why the old standards were so often mistaken for neutrality.
—
Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
However, he was not mistaken as metro Atlanta’s only Uzbek restaurant had just opened in the spring of 2025 under that same ownership.
—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
This mistaken understanding of Iran’s leaders jeopardizes the chances of solving the current crisis with diplomacy.
—
John M. Crisp,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Eddie Murphy’s comedy classic serves a feast of romance, mistaken identities, and enough barbershop philosophy to fill a kingdom.
—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Verb
Rock glaciers are slow-moving masses of rock debris and ice that flow downhill the same way that glaciers do, but they are covered by a thick layer of rock and boulders that can easily be mistaken for stable ground.
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Ashlesha Khatiwada,
The Conversation,
1 July 2026
One shopper shared that fashion insiders have even mistaken it for a designer piece—honestly, same.
—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
The recurring worry was that the technology can be confidently wrong, handing over a clean, plausible answer that happens to be mistaken.
—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
The baseline systems performed significantly worse, with ELIZA being mistaken for human only 23% of the time and GPT-4o being mistaken 21% of the time.
—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
9 June 2026
Complete with a red carpet and a dancing humanoid robot, the event could have been mistaken for a science fiction Hollywood premiere.
—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
Felix Rosenqvist makes history at the Indy 500 Cody Bulkley could have easily been mistaken for one of the 33 drivers competing in Sunday's Indy 500 race.
—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
The woman had mistaken her for singer Dionne Warwick, however.
—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
But with the Rockies looking a bit feisty (not to be mistaken with competent), what happens if the Giants can’t beat up on the division weaklings this year?
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistaken
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At the same time, The New York Times reported that Google’s AI Overviews produced incorrect answers roughly one in 10 times.
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The county argues the grand jury fundamentally misunderstood what happened before the explosion, saying its investigation relied on speculation instead of evidence and wrongly blamed county officials for a criminal enterprise prosecutors say was built on years of deception.
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In response to questions about the Mizuho analyst’s conclusions, Muddy Waters founder Carson Block told Fortune by email that the analyst had misunderstood its findings.
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Green said earlier this year that Adebayo shouldn’t be underestimated and his 83-point game against Washington shouldn’t be discredited.
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Berland also emphasized simplicity, a principle that is often underestimated in loyalty design.
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Narcissism should never be confused with the healthy form of philautia, a unique Greek philosophy of self-love.
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One workshop is a Mindful Archery class, not to be confused with her other course Meditative Archery, which involves Jungian journaling; and there’s a one-on-one archery session with spiritual guidance.
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Something told me that there was something wrong.
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The interest rate hypothesis points the wrong direction — the most rate-sensitive occupations, like construction, have the lowest AI exposure.
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Conwell made all four of his free throws, including two after missed three pointers.
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Royals star Salvador Perez missed Thursday’s game with soreness in his right elbow.
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Meanwhile, Scheffler misjudged his approach and scrambled to save par.
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Koulibaly misjudged a clearance and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy was unable to keep out substitute Marcus Pedersen’s rasping shot to give Norway the lead close to halftime.
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