Synonyms of mistook

mistook

verb

past tense 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
• misperceived
• misinterpreted
• misapprehended
• misjudged
• misconceived
• misknew
• misheard
• misdeemed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saw
• knew
• got
• caught
• understood
• perceived
• seized
• penetrated
• conceived
• grasped
• apprehended
• appreciated
• comprehended
• made out
• took in
• fathomed
• grokked
• savvied

2

as in misjudged

to make an incorrect judgment regarding

you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstood
• misjudged
• underestimated
• miscalculated
• misconceived
• mismeasured
• misconstrued
• misestimated
• misperceived
• misgauged
• misdeemed
• misinterpreted
• overestimated
• misapprehended
• overrated
• overvalued
• miscounted
• undervalued
• underrated
• misknew
• 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)
• misidentified
• misapplied
• lumped (together)
• misnamed
• miscalled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separated
• distinguished
• differentiated
• discriminated
• differenced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mistook

Keeley walked away before realizing that Roy mistook Erin for Keeley. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

As the bat boy sat at a red light, two women pulled up alongside him and mistook him for Byrnes. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Marcus mistook Sandra's reliability and competence for engagement. — Dr. Rick Ruperto, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

When one of the Fox sportscasters mistook Matt Damon for Brad Pitt, several news organizations mistakenly reported that Pitt was there. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026

Reflecting on the album in a 2008 interview with SPIN, Costello said people mistook the confrontational pose for genuine swagger. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026

Kikuko sometimes mistook Shigejiro’s cheerfulness for egoism owing to the distortions produced by her illness. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

The Odyssey star Samantha Morton claimed in an interview published Monday that Vincent Ward, director of her 2005 period drama River Queen, mistook her for her fellow English screen star Emily Watson while on set. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

In a March 2024 interview with Irish radio station U105, Ferguson shared that her daughter with Gainer once mistook her father for her Dune co-star, Timothée Chalamet. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026