misjudge - 11 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | misjudge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get the wrong idea |
| Synonyms: | err, misapprehend, miscalculate, misconstrue, mistake, misunderstand, overrate, prejudge, presume, presuppose, stumble, suppose, underestimate, underrate, bark up wrong tree, be misled, be overcritical, be partial, be unfair, be wrong, come to hasty conclusion, dogmatize, drop the ball, miscomprehend, misconceive, misconjecture, misdeem, misreckon, miss by a mile, misthink, overestimate, put foot in |
| Antonyms: | figure, understand, judge well |
| Main Entry: | blunder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make mistake |
| Synonyms: | blow, botch, bumble, bungle, confuse, err, flounder, flub*, foul up, fumble, mess up, misjudge, screw up*, stumble, ball up, bobble, drop the ball, gum up, louse up, slip up |
| Antonyms: | correct, fix, restore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | botch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blunder |
| Synonyms: | blow*, boggle*, boot, bumble, bungle, butcher*, distort, err, flounder, flub*, fumble, mar, mend, mess, mess up*, misapply, miscalculate, misconstrue, mishandle, misjudge, mismanage, muddle, muff, mutilate, patch, ruin, screw up*, spoil, stumble, wreck, bobble, bollix, fall down*, goof up*, gum up, louse up, miscompute, misconjecture, muck up*, pull a boner |
| Antonyms: | accomplish, achieve, succeed, do well |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | err |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a mistake; do wrong |
| Synonyms: | blow*, blunder, deviate, fall, flub*, foul up*, goof*, lapse, mess up*, misapprehend, misbehave, miscalculate, misjudge, muff*, offend, screw up*, sin, snafu*, stray, stumble, transgress, trespass, wander, be in error, be inaccurate, be incorrect, be mistaken, bollix, boo-boo, drop the ball, go astray, go wrong, louse up, make a mess of, slip up*, snarl up |
| Antonyms: | correct |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | miscalculate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a mistake |
| Synonyms: | blow*, blunder, discount, disregard, err, mess up*, misconstrue, miscount, misinterpret, misjudge, misunderstand, mix up, overlook, overrate, stumble, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, drop the ball, get signals crossed, get wrong, go wrong, misread, misreckon, miss by a mile, overestimate, overvalue, slip up |
| Antonyms: | succeed, do correctly, figure correctly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misconstrue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get a wrong or false impression |
| Synonyms: | distort, exaggerate, misapprehend, misinterpret, misjudge, mistake, misunderstand, pervert, misconceive, misread, mistranslate, take the wrong way |
| Antonyms: | discern, get, perceive, understand |
| Main Entry: | mistake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up, misunderstand |
| Synonyms: | blunder, botch*, bungle, confound, confuse, err, fail, goof*, jumble, lapse, misapprehend, miscalculate, misconstrue, miscount, misinterpret, misjudge, miss, omit, overlook, slip*, snarl, tangle, underestimate, addle, be off the mark, be wrong, deceive oneself, get wrong, have wrong impression, make a mess, misconceive, misdeem, misknow, misread, miss the boat, not know, overestimate, put foot in, slip up*, take for |
| Antonyms: | comprehend, interpret, perceive, understand, be certain, be sure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misunderstand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get the wrong idea |
| Synonyms: | confound, confuse, fail, misapply, misapprehend, miscalculate, misconstrue, misinterpret, misjudge, miss*, mistake, be at cross purposes, be bewildered, be confused, be perplexed, get signals crossed, get signals mixed, get wrong, get wrong impression, miscomprehend, misconceive, misknow, misread, misreckon, miss the point, not register, take amiss, take wrongly |
| Antonyms: | comprehend, construe, get, grasp, interpret, perceive, understand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | make a mistake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | slip up |
| Synonyms: | blunder, err, goof, miscalculate, misconstrue, misjudge, misstep, misunderstand, muff, blow it, misestimate, misread |
| Main Entry: | underrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | underestimate |
| Synonyms: | belittle, devalue, discount, misjudge, undervalue, underprice |
| Antonyms: | overrate, overassess, overestimate, overvalue |
| Main Entry: | slip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | err |
| Synonyms: | blunder, flub*, fluff*, goof*, make a mistake, miscalculate, misjudge, mistake, muff*, stumble, trip, drop the ball, go wrong, put foot in mouth, slip up |
| Antonyms: | correct, perfect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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