as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be
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Lavrov’s comments suggest President Trump may have miscalculated the momentum of peace talks overall between the two nations.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 24 Aug. 2025
More players mean more scenarios for people to miscalculate.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
What Trump miscalculates in waving around his tariff stick is that Brazilians are less inclined than ever to cower to American might.
—Shannon Sims, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Boebert’s office told the Washington Examiner that first responders have slower response times in the affected areas, businesses go through the wrong city or town for permitting, sales tax revenue from online sales is miscalculated, and mail gets to residents slower.
—Ally Goelz, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 24 Aug. 2025
More players mean more scenarios for people to miscalculate.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
What Trump miscalculates in waving around his tariff stick is that Brazilians are less inclined than ever to cower to American might.
—Shannon Sims, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Boebert’s office told the Washington Examiner that first responders have slower response times in the affected areas, businesses go through the wrong city or town for permitting, sales tax revenue from online sales is miscalculated, and mail gets to residents slower.
—Ally Goelz, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscalculate
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Offshore planning that relies primarily on obscurity misunderstands how transparent global finance has become.—
Ascend Agency,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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This epic fantasy follows Nausicaa’s efforts to protect animal welfare through peaceful measures and negotiations with her community, who misunderstand and mistreat animals.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Even with insurance coverage, which is expensive, most individuals underestimate the costs associated with long-term care.—
Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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The actor had been underestimated by many of us, perhaps because Sinners has so much else going on.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Overpaying for early acquisitions, misjudging theatrical performance, or relying on complex financing structures can all compound quickly in a market with thin margins and unpredictable returns.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2026
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But their top officials do not always agree, and some say the discord has hurt how well the agencies can serve patients and led the call center to repeatedly misjudge the severity of some calls.—
Jenny Gathright,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Still, there was no mistaking what the night meant.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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But for every moment of genuine accountability journalism that reminds the public what the press is capable of, there seems to follow another viral post, another sympathetic profile of a terrorist’s grieving relatives, another story that mistakes activism for reporting.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Miscalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscalculate. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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