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misgauging

verb

variants also misgaging
present participle of misgauge
as in misunderstanding
to make an incorrect judgment regarding the candidate fatally misgauged voters' concerns, and his negative ads only served to alienate many would-be supporters

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misgauging
  1. misunderstanding
  2. underestimating
  3. mistaking
  4. misjudging
Verb
  • Responding Monday to Emmanuel Acho, who criticized the idea that her ejection represented white privilege, Carrington insisted people were misunderstanding her.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of misunderstanding
Verb
  • As a result, business leaders who continue to rely on historical assumptions may be underestimating exposures that could have significant financial and operational consequences.
    — Patty Templeton-Jones, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Vasseur admitted to underestimating the challenge of Hamilton’s adjustment to a new team after 12 years with Mercedes.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of underestimating
Verb
  • Carutasu was involved in another fatal shooting the following year, in which officers shot and killed 35-year-old Mario Sanchez after mistaking the cellphone in his hands for a firearm.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • These lacy white flowers look deceptively similar—but mistaking one for the other can have severe consequences.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of mistaking
Verb
  • Others have paid a steep price after misjudging how stakeholders would respond.
    — Van Carlson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The consequences of misjudging the route to that point are already visible.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of misjudging
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“Misgauging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misgauging. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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