Antonyms for bark up wrong tree
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bahrk |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɑrk |
Definition of bark up wrong tree
Origin :- dog sound, Old English beorc, from bark (v.). Paired and compared with bite (n.) since at least 1660s; the proverb is older: "Timid dogs bark worse than they bite" was in Latin (Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet, Quintius Curtius).
- As in misjudge : verb get the wrong idea
Synonyms for bark up wrong tree
- bark up wrong tree
- be misled
- be overcritical
- be partial
- be unfair
- be wrong
- come to hasty conclusion
- dogmatize
- drop the ball
- err
- misapprehend
- miscalculate
- miscomprehend
- misconceive
- misconjecture
- misconstrue
- misdeem
- misreckon
- miss by a mile
- mistake
- misthink
- misunderstand
- overestimate
- overrate
- prejudge
- presume
- presuppose
- put foot in
- stumble
- suppose
- underestimate
- underrate
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