miscalculating

verb

present participle of miscalculate
as in underestimating
to make an incorrect judgment regarding they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscalculating
  1. underestimating
  2. misunderstanding
  3. misjudging
  4. mistaking
Verb
  • Republicans are hoping the polls this year are underestimating their support, which has happened in the past.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Brands are creating content at scale, but according to our research at CS Web Solutions, many are underestimating the technical and structural factors that influence modern search visibility.
    — Vin Sonpal, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of underestimating
Verb
  • Friedlich hangs a lot of The Holes’s emotional bent on the dynamic between Joey and Carson, as two lonely townies who have spent a lot of their lives misunderstanding each other.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Responding Monday to Emmanuel Acho, who criticized the idea that her ejection represented white privilege, Carrington insisted people were misunderstanding her.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of misunderstanding
Verb
  • Others have paid a steep price after misjudging how stakeholders would respond.
    — Van Carlson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The consequences of misjudging the route to that point are already visible.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of misjudging
Verb
  • There’s irony, Gilbert said, in realizing that his father has played rapists, drug dealers, and cartel members without audiences mistaking their beliefs for his own.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Pick it up, however, and there's no mistaking how much battery Bluetti has squeezed inside.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistaking
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