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| Main Entry: | mistaken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong, incorrect |
| Synonyms: | at fault, confounded, confused, deceived, deluded, erroneous, fallacious, false, faulty, fooled, ill-advised, illogical, inaccurate, inappropriate, misguided, misled, misunderstanding, off base*, unadvised, unfounded, unreal, unsound, untrue, warranted, all wet, barking up wrong tree, confused with, duped, misconstrued, misinformed, misinterpreting, misjudging, off track, tricked, under wrong impression, way off, wide of mark, wrong number, wrongly identified |
| Antonyms: | correct, exact, fair, just, precise, right, sound, true |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | amiss |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong; defective |
| Synonyms: | awry, bad, confused, crooked, erring, erroneous, fallacious, false, faulty, foul, haywire, imperfect, improper, inaccurate, inappropriate, incorrect, mistaken, out of order, sick, unfair, unlawful, unsuitable, untoward, flawed, glitched up |
| Antonyms: | good, right |
| Main Entry: | erroneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong, incorrect |
| Synonyms: | amiss, askew, awry, defective, fallacious, false, faulty, inaccurate, inexact, invalid, misguided, mistaken, off, specious, spurious, unfounded, unsound, untrue, all off, all wet, flawed, way off, wrong number |
| Antonyms: | correct, right, true, valid |
| Main Entry: | fallacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | false, wrong |
| Synonyms: | deceptive, delusive, erroneous, fictitious, fishy*, fraudulent, illogical, illusory, incorrect, invalid, irrational, mad, misleading, mistaken, off*, phony, spurious, unfounded, unreal, unreasonable, unsound, untrue, beguiling, deceiving, deluding, delusory, reasonless, sophistic, sophistical, ungrounded, unreasoned, way off |
| Notes: | fallacious means intended to deceive; fallible means liable to make a mistake or to be inaccurate or erroneous; false means not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality, or deliberately deceptive, or not genuine or real |
| Antonyms: | correct, real, true, truthful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | illusory/illusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deceptive, false |
| Synonyms: | apparent, chimerical, deceitful, delusive, fake, fallacious, fanciful, fantastic, fictitious, ideal, imaginary, misleading, mistaken, ostensible, pseudo*, seeming, sham*, unreal, untrue, visionary, whimsical, blue-sky, delusory, fictional, fictive, hallucinatory, semblant, suppositious |
| Antonyms: | certain, factual, real, sure, true |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inaccurate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | erroneous |
| Synonyms: | all wet, careless, counterfactual, defective, discrepant, doesn't wash, fallacious, false, faulty, imprecise, in error, incorrect, inexact, mistaken, off, off base*, out*, specious, unfaithful, unreliable, unsound, untrue, way-off, wide*, wild*, wrong |
| Antonyms: | accurate, correct, right |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incorrect |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong |
| Synonyms: | erroneous, false, faulty, improper, inaccurate, inappropriate, inexact, mistaken, out*, specious, unreliable, unseemly, unsound, unsuitable, untrue, wide of the mark*, counterfactual, flawed, imprecise, not trustworthy, unfitting, way off, wrong number |
| Antonyms: | correct, right, true |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misguided |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ill-advised, deluded |
| Synonyms: | bearded, confused, deceived, erroneous, foolish, imprudent, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, misled, misplaced, mistaken, unreasonable, unwarranted, unwise, wrong, bum-steer, disinformed, faked-out, led up the garden path, stonewalled, uncalled for |
| Antonyms: | well-guided |
| Main Entry: | unreliable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not trustworthy, not true |
| Synonyms: | capricious, deceitful, deceptive, delusive, disreputable, dubious, erroneous, fake, fallible, false, fickle, fly-by-night*, furtive, hollow, implausible, inaccurate, inconstant, irresponsible, makeshift, meretricious, mistaken, pretended, pseudo*, questionable, sham, shifty, specious, treacherous, tricky, uncertain, unconvincing, undependable, underhand, underhanded, unfaithful, unsound, unstable, unsure, untrue, untrustworthy, vacillating, wavering, weak, hallucinatory |
| Antonyms: | honest, reliable, responsible, true, trustworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | untrue |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dishonest |
| Synonyms: | apocryphal, cheating, deceitful, deceptive, delusive, deviant, disloyal, distorted, erroneous, faithless, fallacious, false, fictitious, hollow, inaccurate, inconstant, incorrect, inexact, lying, meretricious, misleading, mistaken, off*, perfidious, recreant, sham*, specious, spurious, traitorous, treacherous, two-faced*, unfaithful, unsound, untrustworthy, untruthful, wide, wrong, counterfactual, dissembling, forsworn, imprecise, out of line, perjured, prevaricating, unloyal |
| Antonyms: | faithful, honest, true |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deluded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tricked |
| Synonyms: | deceived, fooled, mistaken, betrayed, duped |
| Main Entry: | illusory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deceptive |
| Synonyms: | apparent, chimerical, deceitful, delusive, fallacious, false, fanciful, fantastic, fictitious, float, ideal, illusive, imaginary, misleading, mistaken, ostensible, pipe dream, seeming, sham, unreal, untrue, visionary, whimsical, Barmecidal, blue sky, delusory, fictional, fictive, hallucinatory, semblant, suppositious, supposititious |
| Antonyms: | genuine, real |
| Main Entry: | misled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | misguided |
| Synonyms: | deceived, deluded, fooled, mistaken, tricked, wronged |
| Main Entry: | misunderstood |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | misinterpreted |
| Synonyms: | mistaken, wrong, misconceived, mixed up |
| Main Entry: | false |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong, made up |
| Synonyms: | apocryphal, bogus, deceitful, delusive, dishonest, distorted, erroneous, ersatz*, fake, fallacious, fanciful, faulty, fictitious, fishy, fraudulent, illusive, imaginary, improper, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, invalid, lying, mendacious, misleading, mistaken, phony, sham, specious, spurious, trumped up*, unfounded, unreal, unsound, untrue, untruthful, beguiling, casuistic, concocted, contrary to fact, cooked-up, counterfactual, deceiving, misrepresentative, off the mark, sophistical |
| Antonyms: | accurate, actual, correct, factual, genuine, known, precise, real, right, true, valid, substantiated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unfit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not appropriate or suited |
| Synonyms: | below par*, can't make the grade, debilitated, decrepit, discordant, down, dragging, feeble, flimsy, ill-adapted, ill-equipped, ill-suited, improper, inadequate, inapplicable, inappropriate, incompatible, incongruous, incorrect, ineffective, inexpedient, infelicitous, inharmonious, laid low, mistaken, not fit, out of element, out of place, out of shape, poorly, rocky*, unbecoming, uncongenial, uncool, unhealthy, unlikely, unmeet, unpromising, unsuitable, unsuited, useless, valueless |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, fit, suitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wrong |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incorrect |
| Synonyms: | amiss, askew, astray, at fault, awry, bad, defective, erratic, erring, erroneous, fallacious, false, faulty, inaccurate, inexact, misguided, mistaken, out, out of commission*, out of order*, perverse, rotten*, specious, spurious, unsatisfactory, unsound, unsubstantial, untrue, wide, counterfactual, fluffed, goofed, in error, miscalculated, misconstrued, misfigured, mishandled, not precise, not right, not working, off-target, on the wrong track, out of line, sophistical, ungrounded |
| Antonyms: | correct, right |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confused |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mixed up, disordered |
| Synonyms: | chaotic, disorderly, disorganized, haywire, involved, jumbled, messy, miscellaneous, mistaken, misunderstood, out of order, snafu*, topsy-turvy, unsettled, untidy, anarchic, blurred, disarranged, in a muddle, in disarray, miscalculated, obscured, snarled |
| Antonyms: | methodical, ordered, organized, separated, systematic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deceived |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | led into an erroneous conclusion |
| Synonyms: | deluded, misled, mistaken, misapprehending |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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