Synonyms of misjudged

misjudged

verb

past tense of misjudge

as in misunderstood

to make an incorrect judgment regarding

the gymnast misjudged her landing and sprained her ankle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstood
• underestimated
• miscalculated
• misconceived
• mistook
• mismeasured
• misestimated
• misconstrued
• misgauged
• overestimated
• misapprehended
• misperceived
• misinterpreted
• misdeemed
• overvalued
• overrated
• undervalued
• underrated
• miscounted
• misknew
• misreckoned
• misesteemed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misjudged

Rice, back on a hot streak, crushed a 2-2 curveball that went 376 feet — clanking off the wall in center field as Dylan Crews misjudged the wall, crashing into it while trying to make the catch. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 13 July 2026

And Peter is massively misjudged a lot of the time, and that’s also really interesting. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

Meanwhile, Scheffler misjudged his approach and scrambled to save par. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026

Koulibaly misjudged a clearance and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy was unable to keep out substitute Marcus Pedersen’s rasping shot to give Norway the lead close to halftime. — Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026

The opportunity comes when the market has misjudged what happens next, whether the company is exceptional or merely improving. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

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 result, while admirably considered, is almost comically misjudged — like insisting Paddington the bear sits on a throne of lies. — ABC News, 17 June 2026

That’s because, for the second time since returning to power, the US president has tested his leverage against a major adversary and misjudged the response, with global economic consequences. — Jenni Marsh, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026