Synonyms for mistaken
mɪˈsteɪ kənmis·tak·en

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1. mistaken

   That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, "O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two," Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.

   Synonyms:
   absurd, anomalous, chimerical, erroneous, false, foolish, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, unreasonable, wild

   Antonyms:
   certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise

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1. misguided, mistakenadjective

   wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

   "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity"

   Synonyms:
   ill-conceived, false, misguided

   Antonyms:
   correct, right

2. false, mistakenadjective

   arising from error

   "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"

   Synonyms:
   off-key, fake, imitation, sour, delusive, fictive, simulated, put on, false, assumed, faux, misguided, fictitious, sham, pretended, untrue

   Antonyms:
   correct, right

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1. List of paraphrases for "mistaken":

   wrong, erroneous, incorrect, misguided, false, flawed, confused, error, deceived, inaccurate

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1. Loretta Swit:

   Sally Kellerman and I used to laugh at how much people preferred to believe that we were competitive or at odds with each other, the truth is that we were such good friends and enjoyed being mistaken for each other. I am very saddened by Sally Kellerman passing.

2. Cindy Chafian:

   We're at a pivotal point in history, and if we don't stop this, we're just going to go down the deeper slide, and if we don't think that it's coming here to the U.S., we're woefully mistaken.

3. Charlie Chasen:

   Michael and I go way back and it's all been like a source of a lot of fun for us because over the years, we've been mistaken for each other all over the place all over Atlanta, there's been some really interesting situations that have come out just because people thought we were the other person.

4. Abu Isma'il Al-Amriki:

   Do you think you’re at war with a small group of Mujahedeen in Iraq, Syria, Libya and other places? You are sadly mistaken. And do you think you can defeat us by bombarding our homes with the help of your drones and F-16s [and government groups]? Then again, you have sadly made a great mistake, oh America, indeed you are at war with all the true and sincere Muslims around the world.

5. Alvaro Acosta-Serrano:

   This increase in mortality (shown by the study) is not that shocking, chagas is often mistaken with flu symptoms and then disappears. It can disappear for years then re-emerge as heart disease.