MISTAKEN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MISTAKEN?

Need another word that means the same as “mistaken”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “mistaken” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Mistaken” are: misguided, false, wrong, erroneous, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, out, fallacious, unsound, unfounded, wide of the mark

Mistaken as an Adjective

Definitions of "Mistaken" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mistaken” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Arising from error.
• Wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment.
• Wrong in one's opinion or judgement.
• Based on or resulting from a misunderstanding or faulty judgement.

Synonyms of "Mistaken" as an adjective (12 Words)

erroneous	Wrong; incorrect. Employers sometimes make erroneous assumptions.
fallacious	Intended to deceive. Fallacious hope.
false	Used in names of plants animals and gems that superficially resemble the thing properly so called e g false oat. False tales of bravery.
inaccurate	Not exact. A forecast that proved wildly inaccurate.
incorrect	Not in accord with established usage or procedure. It is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts.
inexact	Not exact. An inexact description.
misguided	Poorly conceived or thought out. Their misguided belief that they were defending the honour of their country.
out	Of the ball in tennis and similar games outside the designated playing area. In our house dancing and playing cards were out.
unfounded	Without a basis in reason or fact. Unfounded suspicions.
unsound	Physically unsound or diseased. Dorinda was mentally unsound.
wide of the mark	Great in degree.
wrong	Based on or acting or judging in error. The wrong medicine.

Usage Examples of "Mistaken" as an adjective

• She wondered whether she'd been mistaken about his intentions.
• A mistaken view of the situation.
• A mistaken belief.
• Don't buy a hard bed in the mistaken belief that it is good for you.
• Mistaken identity.
• An unfortunate case of mistaken identity.

Associations of "Mistaken" (30 Words)

blunder	Utter impulsively. He knew he d blundered.
clanger	An absurd or embarrassing blunder. The minister had dropped a massive political clanger.
correct	Correct in opinion or judgment. Data were corrected for radionuclide decay.
corrigible	Capable of being corrected, rectified, or reformed. A corrigible defect.
defect	A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person’s body. Visual defects.
defective	A person with mental disabilities. Complaints over defective goods.
disinformation	Misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc. The entire Western intelligence system had been systematically manipulated with clever disinformation.
err	To make a mistake or be incorrect. He has erred and strayed as many of us have.
erroneous	Wrong; incorrect. Erroneous conclusions.
error	A measure of the estimated difference between the observed or calculated value of a quantity and its true value. She was quick to point out my errors.
fallible	Likely to fail or make errors. Experts can be fallible.
faulty	Having or displaying weaknesses. Faulty logic.
flaw	Add a flaw or blemish to make imperfect or defective. The computer game was flawed by poor programming.
flawed	Having or characterized by a fundamental weakness or imperfection. A flawed hero.
inaccurate	Not exact. An inaccurate translation.
inadvertence	An unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something.
incorrect	(of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles. An incorrect calculation.
lapse	A decline from previously high standards. Tracing his lapse into petty crime.
misconceive	Interpret in the wrong way. Some academic latinists did misconceive Pound s poem in that way.
misconception	An incorrect conception. Public misconceptions about antibiotic use.
misconstrue	Interpret in the wrong way. She misconstrued my remarks.
misinformation	Information that is incorrect. Nuclear matters are often entangled in a web of secrecy and misinformation.
misleading	Designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently. Your article contains a number of misleading statements.
misunderstand	Fail to interpret or understand (something) correctly. Don t misunderstand me I m not implying she should be working.
omission	Neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something. She searched the table for omissions.
oversight	The action of overseeing something. Effective oversight of the financial reporting process.
slip	A reduction in the movement of a pulley or other mechanism due to slipping of the belt rope etc. We slipped out by a back door.
solecism	A grammatical mistake in speech or writing.
typo	A typographical error.
wrong	Treat unjustly do wrong to. Cheating is wrong.