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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My next question was going to be what do people who haven’t been on a college campus in a while tend to misunderstand about the party scene, and that pandemic shift seems like an answer to that.

— Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026
If there was any worry that Sühlmann would misunderstand the brand, it was dispelled the moment the Mission S was unveiled.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of misunderstand

Verb

My husband, a bookseller, often notes that most books are bad, and this may be doubly true for children’s books, whose brevity leads foolhardy would-be authors to underestimate the difficulty of their task.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Given past polling errors in Texas that underestimated the Republican vote, there's a healthy skepticism that Democrat James Talarico's margin of error lead in polling averages is enough to win.

— Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of underestimate

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When riders misjudge a stop or take a turn too quickly, the falls are causing more fractures, sprains, and road rash.

— Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Some have misjudged the strength of the surface mat, stepping in the wrong place or breaking through into the cold water below.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of misjudge

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If major risks fall outside the scope, customers might mistake limited findings for a broader endorsement of the system.

— Avani Desai, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
This could help scientists avoid mistaking geological activity for evidence of extraterrestrial organisms.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

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