as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
misconceived the scope of the nation's financial crisis
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconceive
Verb
-
Executives often misunderstand their organization's culture, experiencing it differently than employees.—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026 -
The postal service also advised people not to take mail directly from a carrier if a dog is present because the dog may misunderstand it as an attack.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
Verb
-
Brunson, whose father Rick was on the Knicks during their 1999 Finals run and is now an assistant coach with the team, is a stand-in for the outer-borough striver, underestimated at first glance, but blessed with moxie.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 June 2026
-
The optimism that Blanche would be a moderating force, though, seems to have underestimated the corrupting power of ambition.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Verb
-
At the same time, Carter (Finn Little) mistakes Oreana's (Natalie Alyn Lind) attention for something more.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
-
The recurring worry was that the technology can be confidently wrong, handing over a clean, plausible answer that happens to be mistaken.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
-
Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
-
The market does not always misjudge the company the company wrong.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Misconceive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconceive. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
