Antonyms for mistaken
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : mi-stey-kuhn |
Phonetic Transcription : mɪˈsteɪ kən |
Definition of mistaken
Origin :- c.1600, "under misapprehension," past participle adjective from mistake (v.). Related: Mistakenly. Mistaken identity attested from 1865.
- adj wrong, incorrect
- But if you think I was consistently mercenary you are mistaken.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I'm less likely to be mistaken than you, my dear, though he was your father.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- I may have been mistaken with regard to the cause of my persecution by the Wilsons, but I think not.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
- Nor was she mistaken: many a time had her father said so to himself.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- If you think they were embarrassed to the degree that they could not eat, you are mistaken.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- She was sure she was not mistaken, for she had talked with him about his work and the different men.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Hallam and Heine, and all the cry of critics, are mistaken in this matter.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- You are mistaken about this thing, Christine; I am sure of that.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- There has been some very great mistake; we have been all mistaken, I fancy.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- The latter will always recognize the former when mistaken for it.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
Synonyms for mistaken
- all wet
- at fault
- barking up wrong tree
- confounded
- confused
- confused with
- deceived
- deluded
- duped
- erroneous
- fallacious
- false
- faulty
- fooled
- ill-advised
- illogical
- inaccurate
- inappropriate
- misconstrued
- misguided
- misinformed
- misinterpreting
- misjudging
- misled
- misunderstanding
- off base
- off track
- tricked
- unadvised
- under wrong impression
- unfounded
- unreal
- unsound
- untrue
- warranted
- way off
- wide of mark
- wrong number
- wrongly identified
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