Synonyms of mistaken

mistaken 1 of 2

adjective

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incorrect
• wrong
• all wet
• erroneous
• confused
• full of it
• misled
• inaccurate
• false
• misguided
• misinformed
• untrue
• deluded
• inexact
• deceived
• duped
• tricked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• correct
• right
• true
• accurate
• exact
• informed
• precise

mistaken

2 of 2

verb

past participle of mistake

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstood
• missed
• misread
• misconstrued
• misapprehended
• misinterpreted
• misperceived
• misconceived
• misjudged
• misknown
• misheard
• misdeemed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• known
• seen
• understood
• caught
• perceived
• got
• apprehended
• conceived
• seized
• appreciated
• penetrated
• comprehended
• grasped
• taken in
• made out
• savvied
• fathomed
• grokked

2

as in underestimated

to make an incorrect judgment regarding

you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in confused

to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related

she mistook physical attraction for love

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confused
• conflated
• confounded
• mixed (up)
• lumped (together)
• misapplied
• misidentified
• misnamed
• miscalled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separated
• distinguished
• differentiated
• discriminated
• differenced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mistaken

Adjective

No additional shots were fired after police arrived, Lorah said, adding that sounds later mistaken for gunfire came from flash-bang devices used by SWAT officers. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

The slip-ons have a clog-like feel, but the low-profile silhouette looks so luxurious—honestly, they could be mistaken for The Row. — Melony Forcier, InStyle, 11 Oct. 2026

Sneakers are also generally off-limits, as are white, ivory, and anything that could be mistaken for bridal (a rule at every wedding, of course, but worth repeating). — Corinne Pierre-Louis, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Much of Bread & Butter was made with reverence for the path Droog’s taken, from his early days of mistaken identity to rhyming with Madlib on The Tonight Show. — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

This time, Affleck is the wealthy man at the heart of the mistaken-identity kidnapping thriller. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

But the danger comes when experimentation is mistaken for production readiness. — Bob Ackerman, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Red eyeliner has been building momentum since the spring, when a scarlet waterline on anyone other than Zendaya might have been mistaken for severe allergies. — Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026

This term means correcting people’s mistaken beliefs about what their peers normally do, like regularly drinking excessively. — Pietro A. Sasso, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

The Houthis appear to have mistaken Saudi restraint for an inability to act. — Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Note Cockroach droppings are also commonly mistaken for mouse droppings, as they are similarly sized and also oval-shaped. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 8 Oct. 2026

Bianco, who was then running for governor as a Republican, seized the ballots in February, despite the insistence by local elections officials that the citizens group misunderstood the process and was mistaken. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

New Balance shoes tend to be on the firm side, although this shouldn’t be mistaken for being rigid. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Locals who saw the creature in the Bolivian Andes had mistaken it for an ordinary house cat, said biologist and National Geographic explorer Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, who was part of the research team that studied them. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

To passersby, we could easily be mistaken for two teenagers hiding in the shadows. — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

If leaders cannot define the outcome and measure the change, technology can become another highly visible activity mistaken for progress. — Tim Dowd, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Indeed, the idea that the adoption of Peru’s system would solve Venezuela’s monetary problems is not only mistaken, but dangerous. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026