as in misunderstands
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
the gymnast misjudged her landing and sprained her ankle
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Recent Examples of misjudges
Home designer Allisa Jacobs wrote in a blog post that AI routinely misjudges the proportions and sizes of rooms and furniture, suggesting pieces that wouldn’t realistically fit in the space.
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
But the Fed just kind of misjudges what's going on and pushes too hard on interest rates and pushes the economy in.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
But the Fed just kind of misjudges what's going on and pushes too hard on interest rates and pushes the economy in.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misjudges
Verb
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The profit accusation also misunderstands that vaccine payments don’t go into physicians’ pockets.—
Jess Steier,
STAT,
29 Jan. 2026
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That approach misunderstands what AI actually changes.—
Michael Wystrach,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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But national security officials counter that this underestimates what's at stake.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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As always, Keaton drastically underestimates herself.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
26 Dec. 2025
Verb
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In the end, Gail mistakes Paul for a burglar and sends a mob of angry neighbors after him.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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No one mistakes him for a devout Christian or a person of faith or morality.—
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Misjudges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misjudges. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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