Synonyms of mistaking

mistaking

verb

present participle of mistake

1

as in misunderstanding

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

• misunderstanding
• missing
• misreading
• misconstruing
• misinterpreting
• misapprehending
• misperceiving
• misjudging
• misconceiving
• misknowing
• mishearing
• misdeeming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeing
• knowing
• getting
• perceiving
• catching
• understanding
• apprehending
• appreciating
• seizing
• grasping
• comprehending
• penetrating
• conceiving
• taking in
• making out
• fathoming
• savvying
• grokking

2

as in underestimating

to make an incorrect judgment regarding

you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstanding
• underestimating
• misjudging
• misconceiving
• miscalculating
• mismeasuring
• misdeeming
• misestimating
• misconstruing
• misgauging
• overestimating
• misapprehending
• misperceiving
• misinterpreting
• overvaluing
• overrating
• undervaluing
• underrating
• miscounting
• misknowing
• misesteeming
• misreckoning

3

as in confusing

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

she mistook physical attraction for love

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confusing
• conflating
• mixing (up)
• confounding
• misapplying
• lumping (together)
• misidentifying
• misnaming
• miscalling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separating
• distinguishing
• differentiating
• discriminating
• differencing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mistaking

And mistaking one for the other is another legacy of how the Cold War foreshortened the humanistic possibilities of the intellectual revolution of the past eighty years—a revolution that has, miraculously, allowed people to communicate with machines using human languages. —Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

Their father, Nahuel (Amién), flits from one romantic affair to another, failing to recognize his shortcomings the way fathers typically forget minor yet significant details, like mistaking his younger daughter’s shoe size or never delivering on his promise to have the sink fixed. —Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 16 May 2026

There’s no mistaking the stark change in the chip’s packaging. —Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026

You could be forgiven for mistaking the two. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 13 May 2026

There’s no mistaking the stark change in the chip’s packaging. —ABC News, 12 May 2026

There could be no mistaking what band was blasting out of all those boomboxes and car radios. —Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 9 May 2026

There is no mistaking Sherman’s ownership as even remotely successful thus far. —Greg Cote may 7, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026

Gangsta rap’s effectiveness as a prosecutorial tool, like the minstrel shows before it, depends on audiences mistaking caricature for authenticity, and hinges on hearing artistic expression as documentary evidence of criminal actions. —A.d. Carson, The Conversation, 6 May 2026