miscalculating

verb

present participle of miscalculate
as in underestimating
to make an incorrect judgment regarding they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscalculating
  1. underestimating
  2. misunderstanding
  3. misjudging
  4. mistaking
Verb
  • Those tallies appear to be underestimating the scale of the problem considerably.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 23 July 2026
  • The announcement has become a reference point for infrastructure providers who argue the industry may be underestimating the scale required to support widespread agent adoption.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of underestimating
Verb
  • The good news is that the IRS rarely charges severe penalties for honest mistakes or misunderstanding a complex tax code.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • But the people who believe AI eliminates the need for creative agencies may still be misunderstanding what great agencies actually do.
    — Adam Taylor, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of misunderstanding
Verb
  • Rather than collisions caused by surrounding traffic, these incidents involved the vehicle misjudging objects directly in its path.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
  • Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar hit the barriers after misjudging a chicane.
    — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Definition of misjudging
Verb
  • Natural feeding and foraging behaviour can also drop due to mistaking solar panels as water bodies to be crossed quickly.
    — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • The light is low, which can increase your risk of a shark mistaking you for other prey.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of mistaking
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