Mistaking Synonyms and Antonyms

To take (one thing) mistakenly for another
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. confusing
  2. confounding
To make a mistake or be incorrect
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. slipping
  2. bungling
  3. misinterpreting
  4. misconceiving
  5. erring
  6. miscuing
  7. underestimating
  8. stumbling
  9. mixing
  10. snarling
  11. tangling
  12. botching
  13. confusing
  14. misconstruing
  15. confounding
  16. misunderstanding
  17. miscalculating
  18. blundering
  19. misapprehending
  20. substituting
  21. overestimating
  22. omitting
  23. overlooking
  24. missing
  25. lapsing
  26. balking
Antonyms:
  1. interpreting
  2. explaining
  3. comprehending
  4. perceiving
  5. succeeding
  6. understanding
Putting the wrong interpretation on
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. misinterpretation
  2. misunderstanding

Mistaking Sentence Examples

  • There is no glorious triumph in mistaking the Messiah for a gardener.

  • Though her hair was pink, there was no mistaking the delicate facial features, porcelain skin and large eyes of the woman who tormented him his entire life then dumped the underworld on him.

  • There was no mistaking the description.

  • But there is no mistaking the drive of the swelling tide.

  • There is no Loch Ness Monster whatsoever, and people are either mistaking other things in the water as a monster or are making the stories up.

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