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

The extent of harm, after all, can be misjudged by those suffering it, and complaints are not always offered by the frightened captive. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

The Miami goalkeeper misjudged the ball, and Mukhtar showed composure to slot home his second and Nashville’s fourth. — Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

According to reporting by CalMatters, these surveillance systems gave lower scores to nurses who stayed on the phone longer than 15 minutes and often misjudged the emotional context of their conversations. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Taaffe, a former Texas standout the Dolphins selected in the fifth round, had an opportunity to pull down an interception on a Malik Willis pass to Malik Washington, but seemingly misjudged the ball, which wasn’t brought down by the receiver. — Omar Kelly august 6, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Ginsburg misjudged an unknowable future; Biden failed to respond to a visible present. — Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 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