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miscalculated

verb

past tense of miscalculate
as in misunderstood
to make an incorrect judgment regarding they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscalculated
  1. misunderstood
  2. underestimated
  3. misjudged
  4. mistook
Verb
  • Mangione's attorneys then fired back Monday in a response to the DA's office's letter, saying prosecutors had misunderstood their position.
    — Greg Wehner , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Either dark energy is a real phenomenon, causing the universe to grow bigger at a faster and faster rate, or there is no dark energy at all, and scientists have somehow misunderstood the laws of gravity at cosmic scales.
    — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Definition of misunderstood
Verb
  • Did being underestimated teach you something about seeing potential in other people?
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Analysts argued that the potential benefits from this year's acquisition spree, which was funded by Lilly's GLP-1 windfall, are being underestimated by the market.
    — Jeff Marks,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of underestimated
Verb
  • Jorrel Hato misjudged the flight of the delivery, allowing Belloumi to emphatically half-volley a shot into the bottom corner.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The extent of harm, after all, can be misjudged by those suffering it, and complaints are not always offered by the frightened captive.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of misjudged
Verb
  • The incident comes about a year after a teenager died in rural Iowa, after he was shot by a fellow hunter who apparently mistook him for a squirrel.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Fans initially mistook the glittery design for a tattoo before identifying it as one of Barrière’s top-selling offerings.
    — Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of mistook
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“Miscalculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscalculated. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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