MISIDENTIFY Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

misidentify

verb

Definition of misidentify

as in to misapply

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Recent Examples of misidentify Tanner was such an unknown to most back in April at The Masters to the point where Getty photographers were misidentifying her as Clark's old girlfriend. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026 The Post last year reported that an early version of directory was rife with errors, including misidentifying which health care providers were covered by which health care plans. — Arkansas Online, 2 May 2026 As late as the 1930s, scholars would misidentify the porcelain as produced by other dynasties. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026 Doing the work remotely can create safety risks because inspectors may miss or misidentify maintenance problems, the reported stated. — ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misidentify

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Detection engineering is one place where teams often misapply AI.

— Bernard Brantley, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
According to Yale researchers, scientists tend to misapply the Golden Rule in two areas.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of misapply

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In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims.

— Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
In some editions, a story that began on the cover about the central SoMa development lawsuit settlement misnamed a nonprofit developer hoping to build affordable housing in South of Market.

— SFChronicle.com, SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2019