Thesaurus results for MISCALCULATE

miscalculate

verb

ˌmis-ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt

Definition of miscalculate

as in to misunderstand

to make an incorrect judgment regarding they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be

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Recent Examples of miscalculate Expert Hemant Bhargava cautions taxpayers to treat AI as a translator rather than a decision-maker, emphasizing that consumer AI systems frequently miscalculate liabilities and fail to securely handle highly sensitive financial data. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026 The beetles take advantage of the fact that the construction workers who finished the house just a few months earlier miscalculated and left too much space between the doors and the ground, failing to consider insects or the rainy season. — María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026 Iran should not miscalculate again. — Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 More players mean more scenarios for people to miscalculate. — Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for miscalculate

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Both liberals and conservatives fundamentally misunderstand Social Security.

— Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
People would hear this, interpret it, maybe misunderstand it.

— Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 6 July 2026

Definition of misunderstand

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Rapp Strategies President Todd Rapp, who presented to the board in person, warned the board not to underestimate how hard the message will be to land.

— Tom Fraki, Twin Cities, 14 July 2026
Moreover, critics underestimate the narrative power of resurrection biology, especially among people who aren’t traditional environmentalists.

— Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Definition of underestimate

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Large language artificial intelligence models, such as ChatGPT, often misjudge what people outside the West might value as a moral priority, according to our new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

— Alexandra Figueroa, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
Rice, back on a hot streak, crushed a 2-2 curveball that went 376 feet — clanking off the wall in center field as Dylan Crews misjudged the wall, crashing into it while trying to make the catch.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 13 July 2026

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