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

Another example came in the United States’ opening match with Paraguay, when the VAR protocol on mistaken identity was rewritten in real time by the match officials. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Early pilling on high-traffic cushions is being mistaken for a defect rather than a break-in phase. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Education does not erase the partisan gap A common but mistaken assumption is that more education naturally leads to more agreement on climate change. — Mayank Kejriwal, The Conversation, 21 July 2026

But they should not be mistaken for the transformation itself. — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

It still won't be mistaken for a RAV4, but that's probably the point. — New Atlas, 20 July 2026

Initial reports indicated a fire had broken out on the vessel, but authorities later determined witnesses had mistaken steam for smoke, the fire department said in a news release. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

But if Life is God – whole and spiritual – then what appears damaged or unstable is not a condition of Life, but a mistaken sense of it. — Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026

Stay hydrated in the heat Summer heat raises the body’s fluid needs, and thirst is often mistaken for hunger. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Verb

Otherwise, Sjögren’s disease can easily be mistaken for a bunch of other things. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

They might have been mistaken for the same blaze if the only information available had been from 911 calls. — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 20 July 2026

Cyclical trough mistaken for structural decline Danaher's stock is attractive because the market appears to be treating recent earnings weakness as a permanent impairment. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 16 July 2026

In both cases, the men were targeted for traffic stops by agents who had mistaken them for immigrants whom officials said had been ordered to leave the country. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 15 July 2026

The judge stressed that his order should not be mistaken as an endorsement of the Department of Justice’s decision to abandon the case. — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

The judge stressed that his order should not be mistaken as an endorsement of the Department of Justice's decision to abandon the case. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

Fawning could easily be mistaken for an easygoing and polite demeanor, but teens who exhibit these types of behaviors often struggle to express their own needs. — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 5 July 2026

Rock glaciers are slow-moving masses of rock debris and ice that flow downhill the same way that glaciers do, but they are covered by a thick layer of rock and boulders that can easily be mistaken for stable ground. — Ashlesha Khatiwada, The Conversation, 1 July 2026