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

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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

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2
as in underestimated
to make an incorrect judgment regarding you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily

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3
as in confused
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related she mistook physical attraction for love

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Recent Examples of mistaken
Adjective
Phorid flies, also known as scuttle flies, are tiny insects that are often mistaken for fruit flies. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 June 2026 And while the country’s current fuel shortage is painfully real, it should not be mistaken for a white flag. — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 29 June 2026 The last one matters most to Olikara, because his work is often mistaken for an aversion to tension. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The task is not to lower the standards of evidence, but to ask why the old standards were so often mistaken for neutrality. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026 This mistaken understanding of Iran’s leaders jeopardizes the chances of solving the current crisis with diplomacy. — John M. Crisp, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 However, he was not mistaken as metro Atlanta’s only Uzbek restaurant had just opened in the spring of 2025 under that same ownership. — Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 25 June 2026 Eddie Murphy’s comedy classic serves a feast of romance, mistaken identities, and enough barbershop philosophy to fill a kingdom. — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 June 2026 Lucky Number Slevin, a movie about mistaken identity, rival crime syndicates, and assassins, was, for some reason (Josh Hartnett), one of the comfort movies of my childhood. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Verb
The woman had mistaken her for singer Dionne Warwick, however. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026 One shopper shared that fashion insiders have even mistaken it for a designer piece—honestly, same. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026 Complete with a red carpet and a dancing humanoid robot, the event could have been mistaken for a science fiction Hollywood premiere. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 6 June 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 But with the Rockies looking a bit feisty (not to be mistaken with competent), what happens if the Giants can’t beat up on the division weaklings this year? — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 May 2026 The recurring worry was that the technology can be confidently wrong, handing over a clean, plausible answer that happens to be mistaken. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Felix Rosenqvist makes history at the Indy 500 Cody Bulkley could have easily been mistaken for one of the 33 drivers competing in Sunday's Indy 500 race. — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 28 May 2026 The baseline systems performed significantly worse, with ELIZA being mistaken for human only 23% of the time and GPT-4o being mistaken 21% of the time. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistaken
  1. incorrect
  2. misunderstood
  3. underestimated
  4. confused
  5. wrong
  6. missed
  7. misjudged
Adjective
  • In 2024, Air Canada's AI agent gave a passenger incorrect information about bereavement fares.
    — Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Even though talks with the Boston Red Sox at last year’s deadline never got close, the confusion provided by an incorrect tweet announcing Ryan’s trade to New England put the pitcher at the top of every trade list before the season even began.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of incorrect
Verb
  • Either dark energy is a real phenomenon, causing the universe to grow bigger at a faster and faster rate, or there is no dark energy at all, and scientists have somehow misunderstood the laws of gravity at cosmic scales.
    — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
  • The county argues the grand jury fundamentally misunderstood what happened before the explosion, saying its investigation relied on speculation instead of evidence and wrongly blamed county officials for a criminal enterprise prosecutors say was built on years of deception.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of misunderstood
Verb
  • Green said earlier this year that Adebayo shouldn’t be underestimated and his 83-point game against Washington shouldn’t be discredited.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • Berland also emphasized simplicity, a principle that is often underestimated in loyalty design.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of underestimated
Verb
  • When major international events bring millions of visitors unfamiliar with local customs, leaving guests confused by unexpected pricing practices.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • An executive at the sneaker company Vans has issued an apology after a collaboration with the streetwear brand Fugazi was confused for a collaboration with the legendary — and legendarily anti-consumerist — punk band Fugazi.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
Definition of confused
Adjective
  • Critics, and even some supporters, said Soto-Martínez was making his move at the wrong time.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • That could always be wrong, of course, but at least that’s the garage talk heading into the weekend.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of wrong
Verb
  • Conwell made all four of his free throws, including two after missed three pointers.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • Royals star Salvador Perez missed Thursday’s game with soreness in his right elbow.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of missed
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Scheffler misjudged his approach and scrambled to save par.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • Koulibaly misjudged a clearance and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy was unable to keep out substitute Marcus Pedersen’s rasping shot to give Norway the lead close to halftime.
    — Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026
Definition of misjudged

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