as in incorrect
having an opinion that does not agree with truth or the facts
meat loaf is on the cafeteria's menu today, if I'm not mistaken
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as in misunderstood
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
the auctioneer mistook my nod for a bid, and I ended up buying a painting I don't even like
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2
as in underestimated
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily
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as in confused
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related
she mistook physical attraction for love
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Recent Examples of mistaken
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2026
Participating female nurses wear a white uniform, nursing cap and blue cape with a red lining, similar to capes worn by nurses on the battlefield, who would flip them over their shoulder to be seen so they wouldn’t be mistaken for the enemy, and so neither side would shoot at them.
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Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
Tyler Kolek, who played in 62 games for the world champion Knicks, was mistaken for a fan.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
Some defendants, however, have successfully applied an EED defense in cases that differ from these typical scenarios – including when the defendant was found to be acting under the influence of drugs or acted based upon a mistaken belief.
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Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
With its handcut limestone walls, winding alleyways, and festive piazza lined with artisanal booths and shaded by old-growth olive trees, Borgo Egnazia could be mistaken for a medieval village in the Puglia region of Italy.
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Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
Early physical symptoms of heat illness may be mistaken for fatigue, thirst or exhaustion, according to Joslin.
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Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
If identity theft or mistaken identity is involved, additional records may be necessary.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Among them is the ability to step in the case of mistaken identity on yellow and red cards.
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Ben Burrows,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
The recurring worry was that the technology can be confidently wrong, handing over a clean, plausible answer that happens to be mistaken.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
The baseline systems performed significantly worse, with ELIZA being mistaken for human only 23% of the time and GPT-4o being mistaken 21% of the time.
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Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
9 June 2026
Complete with a red carpet and a dancing humanoid robot, the event could have been mistaken for a science fiction Hollywood premiere.
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Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
Felix Rosenqvist makes history at the Indy 500 Cody Bulkley could have easily been mistaken for one of the 33 drivers competing in Sunday's Indy 500 race.
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Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
The woman had mistaken her for singer Dionne Warwick, however.
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Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
But with the Rockies looking a bit feisty (not to be mistaken with competent), what happens if the Giants can’t beat up on the division weaklings this year?
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
If Freiburg’s defenders were expecting Lucas Digne to swing the ball into the penalty area, they would have been mistaken.
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Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
20 May 2026
Adjective
Too much sunlight, normally only a problem in areas with extremely hot climates, may cause plants to bleach out and look pale, which may be mistaken for yellowing.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2026
Participating female nurses wear a white uniform, nursing cap and blue cape with a red lining, similar to capes worn by nurses on the battlefield, who would flip them over their shoulder to be seen so they wouldn’t be mistaken for the enemy, and so neither side would shoot at them.
—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
Tyler Kolek, who played in 62 games for the world champion Knicks, was mistaken for a fan.
—
C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
Some defendants, however, have successfully applied an EED defense in cases that differ from these typical scenarios – including when the defendant was found to be acting under the influence of drugs or acted based upon a mistaken belief.
—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
With its handcut limestone walls, winding alleyways, and festive piazza lined with artisanal booths and shaded by old-growth olive trees, Borgo Egnazia could be mistaken for a medieval village in the Puglia region of Italy.
—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
Early physical symptoms of heat illness may be mistaken for fatigue, thirst or exhaustion, according to Joslin.
—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
If identity theft or mistaken identity is involved, additional records may be necessary.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Among them is the ability to step in the case of mistaken identity on yellow and red cards.
—
Ben Burrows,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Verb
One shopper shared that fashion insiders have even mistaken it for a designer piece—honestly, same.
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Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
The recurring worry was that the technology can be confidently wrong, handing over a clean, plausible answer that happens to be mistaken.
—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
The baseline systems performed significantly worse, with ELIZA being mistaken for human only 23% of the time and GPT-4o being mistaken 21% of the time.
—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
9 June 2026
Complete with a red carpet and a dancing humanoid robot, the event could have been mistaken for a science fiction Hollywood premiere.
—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
Felix Rosenqvist makes history at the Indy 500 Cody Bulkley could have easily been mistaken for one of the 33 drivers competing in Sunday's Indy 500 race.
—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
The woman had mistaken her for singer Dionne Warwick, however.
—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
But with the Rockies looking a bit feisty (not to be mistaken with competent), what happens if the Giants can’t beat up on the division weaklings this year?
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
If Freiburg’s defenders were expecting Lucas Digne to swing the ball into the penalty area, they would have been mistaken.
—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistaken
Adjective
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Govern From Day One In a regulated context, an assistant that produces a confident but incorrect answer carries genuine regulatory and reputational exposure.
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Many argue that signatures are invalid because signers listed incorrect addresses or live outside of the district the candidate wants to represent.
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The county argues the grand jury fundamentally misunderstood what happened before the explosion, saying its investigation relied on speculation instead of evidence and wrongly blamed county officials for a criminal enterprise prosecutors say was built on years of deception.
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In response to questions about the Mizuho analyst’s conclusions, Muddy Waters founder Carson Block told Fortune by email that the analyst had misunderstood its findings.
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But Lohar has been misunderstood and underestimated all her life.
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Even so, in a digital world increasingly impacted by algorithms and all manner of AI, the allure of performers and music fans communing — live and in real time — cannot be underestimated.
Verb
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It's called cognitive empathy, not to be confused with emotional empathy.
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So The Listeners — not to be confused with 2022’s The Listener starring Tessa Thompson and you in a voice role — is just now reaching the States.
Adjective
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Tom Kim dropped two shots at the wrong time and shot 72.
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Every traveler has a trip that went spectacularly wrong.
Verb
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Maybe your flight was canceled, your luggage disappeared, you got stranded overseas, missed a cruise departure or learned a hard lesson the hard way.
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The consensus seems to be that the Mavs will target a point guard, which makes sense as the Mavs’ current lead guard, Kyrie Irving, is 34 and missed all of last season recovering from a torn ACL.
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Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.
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Others misjudged what customers actually wanted.
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“Mistaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistaken. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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