Thesaurus results for MISCOUNT

miscount

verb

Definition of miscount

as in to miscalculate

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Recent Examples of miscount However, paying through a QR code minimizes the risk of payment errors and prevents miscounting cash or theft. — Nitin Gupta, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Water loss — the share leaked, miscounted or used by unauthorized customers — has also steadily, if stubbornly, fallen. — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024 There are myriad reasons why a vote may be incorrectly rejected or miscounted. — Matthew Alvarez, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024 An exhausted grad student may miscount the number of times two mice bump noses. — Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for miscount

Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscount

Verb

Yet the company seems to continually miscalculate the extent to which this dynamic will jeopardize its business.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Undeniably, Putin and associates miscalculated how easily Russia’s military would be able to occupy and take control of Ukraine, repeating Cold War successes.

— Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

Definition of miscalculate

Verb

Shortstop Miguel Rojas, who botched a grounder to his left earlier in the inning that enabled a run to score, was late breaking to cover third, leaving the bag wide open.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Mbappé botched a breakaway attempt in the second half, and Manu Koné had his top-corner shot knocked away by Gill after he was wiped out in the netting by Ousmane Dembélé only moments earlier.

— Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026

Definition of botch

Verb

The combustion of Graham Platner’s candidacy in Maine is another blow to a Democratic Party trying to mend its reputation after bungling the 2024 presidential election.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
Kylian Mbappe, Romelu Lukaku and Darwin Nunez are some names at the World Cup who have previously bungled a knee slide celebration by diving into the ground, rather than trying to sling themselves along it.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 1 June 2026