What is another word for mistaken?
Synonyms for mistaken
mɪˈsteɪ kənmis·tak·en
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
mistaken
That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, "O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two,"
Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.Synonyms:
absurd, anomalous, chimerical, erroneous, false, foolish, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, unreasonable, wildAntonyms:
certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise
Princeton's WordNet
misguided, mistakenadjective
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
"well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity"
Synonyms:
ill-conceived, false, misguidedfalse, mistakenadjective
arising from error
"a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"
Synonyms:
off-key, fake, imitation, sour, delusive, fictive, simulated, put on, false, assumed, faux, misguided, fictitious, sham, pretended, untrue
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#1673 | wrong | |
#2028 | wild | |
#2392 | false | |
#4775 | stupid | |
#5373 | assumed | |
#6134 | fake | |
#6878 | confused | |
#7081 | incorrect | |
#11083 | simulated | |
#12027 | sour | |
#12604 | ridiculous | |
#13465 | faux | |
#14685 | inaccurate | |
#15666 | mistaken | |
#16024 | unreasonable | |
#16072 | foolish | |
#16818 | absurd | |
#17335 | flawed | |
#17637 | imitation | |
#18910 | erroneous | |
#20014 | sham | |
#22275 | irrational | |
#27219 | fictitious | |
#27327 | anomalous | |
#27380 | misguided | |
#29022 | deceived | |
#30218 | untrue | |
#30875 | monstrous | |
#33694 | pretended | |
#35057 | senseless | |
#35236 | ludicrous | |
#43014 | inconclusive | |
#43073 | paradoxical | |
#48752 | nonsensical | |
#51009 | preposterous | |
#83110 | infatuated | |
#121604 | fictive | |
#203636 | delusive | |
#210635 | chimerical |
How to use mistaken in a sentence?
Nature gets credit which should in truth be reserved for ourselves: the rose for its scent, the nightingale for its song; and the sun for its radiance. The poets are entirely mistaken. They should address their lyrics to themselves and should turn them into odes of self congratulation on the excellence of the human mind.
Look at me! a hundred and five pounds, a grown man and no education. I may be mistaken, but I think the years I've put in the cotton mills stunted my growth. They kept me from getting any schooling. I had to stop school after third grade and now I need the education I didn't get.
Sue Patton Thoele, The Courage To Be Yourself Journal:
At the center of each human heart is goodness, layered over with hurt, confusion, and mistaken ideas. Our task is to gently peel off layer after layer until the unfettered heart can shed its love upon the world.
If Air France does not make efforts to become more competitive, allowing this flagship to be at the same level at Lufthansa and other airline companies, Air France will disappear, we're minority shareholders ... those that think that whatever happens the state will come to Air France's rescue and soak up Air France's losses are mistaken.
Love is the mistaken belief that one woman differs from another.
Translations for mistaken
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- مخطئArabic
- splést seCzech
- fejlagtigtDanish
- falschGerman
- εσφαλμένοςGreek
- erareEsperanto
- equivocadoSpanish
- اشتباه کردPersian
- virheellinenFinnish
- trompéFrench
- cearrIrish
- tévesHungarian
- սխալվել էArmenian
- salahIndonesian
- sbagliatoItalian
- 間違ったJapanese
- 잘못된Korean
- erratumLatin
- vergistDutch
- feilNorwegian
- błędnyPolish
- enganadoPortuguese
- gresitRomanian
- ошибсяRussian
- felaktigSwedish
- தவறாகTamil
- เข้าใจผิดThai
- yanılmışTurkish
- غلطUrdu
- nhầm lẫnVietnamese
- טעותYiddish
- 错误Chinese
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