misunderstands - 7 thesaurus results
| 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: | misapprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get the wrong idea, impression |
| Synonyms: | blunder, confuse, err, misconstrue, misinterpret, miss, mistake, misunderstand, misconceive, misread |
| Antonyms: | apprehend, comprehend, understand |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | misinterpret |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | misconstrue |
| Synonyms: | distort, err, falsify, garble, miscalculate, misrepresent, mistake, misunderstand, misread |
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