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misgauge

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of misgauge

to make an incorrect judgment regarding

  • the candidate fatally misgauged voters' concerns, and his negative ads only served to alienate many would-be supporters
Synonyms of misgauge

miscalculate, misconceive, misdeem, misestimate, misjudge, mismeasure, mistake
Words Related to misgauge

misapprehend, misconstrue, misinterpret, misknow, misperceive, misunderstand

overestimate, overrate, overvalue

misesteem, underestimate, underrate, undervalue

miscount, misreckon

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