All mistaken synonyms
mis·tak·en
M m adj mistaken
- wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- inaccurate — not accurate; incorrect or untrue.
- inappropriate — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
- confused — If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- misled — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- untrue — not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
- faulty — having faults or defects; imperfect.
- misguided — misled; mistaken: Their naive actions were a misguided attempt to help the poor.
- unfounded — without foundation; not based on fact, realistic considerations, or the like: unfounded suspicions.
- illogical — not logical; contrary to or disregardful of the rules of logic; unreasoning: an illogical reply.
- false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- deluded — Someone who is deluded believes something that is not true.
- confounded — bewildered; confused
- misunderstanding — failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
- warranted — authorization, sanction, or justification.
- tricked — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- duped — duplicate.
- misinformed — to give false or misleading information to.
- at fault — If someone or something is at fault, they are to blame or are responsible for a particular situation that has gone wrong.
- fallacious — containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
- ill-advised — acting or done without due consideration; imprudent: an ill-advised remark.
- off base — serving as or forming a base: The walls will need a base coat and two finishing coats.
- unadvised — without advice or counsel; uninformed: a defendant unadvised of her legal rights.
- unreal — not real or actual.
- unsound — not sound; unhealthy, diseased, or disordered, as the body or mind.
- all wet — wrong; mistaken
- wrong number — a call made to a number other than the one intended. the number or person reached through such a call.
adjective mistaken
- incorrect — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
- erroneous — Wrong; incorrect.
- flawed — characterized by flaws; having imperfections: a flawed gem; a seriously flawed piece of work.
- deceived — (of a person) Cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage.
- fooled — Simple past tense and past participle of fool.
- misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
- misinterpreting — Present participle of misinterpret.
- misjudging — Present participle of misjudge.
adverb mistaken
- out of line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.