be mistaken

Synonyms

miss err misunderstood misunderstand misinterpret misconceive misconstrue misapprehend miscalculate mispronounce go wrong misread trip up slip-up drop the ball
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Antonyms

see twig revaluation follow figure understand
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Examples

I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken. Oliver Cromwell

Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken. Bertrand Russell

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles. Thomas Browne

The start of a journey should never be mistaken for success. English Proverb

The spirit that keeps one going when one has no choice of what else to do must not be mistaken for valor. Nigerian Proverb

Listen to the old and you won't be mistaken. Sicilian Proverb

Words in the phrase

be mistaken

Close letter words and terms

be misinformed be mismatched be missing be mistress of oneself be mistrustful of be mistrustful of something