mistaken

[mi-stey-kuhn] / mɪˈsteɪ kən /

ADJECTIVE

having made a mistake; wrong

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confounded confused deceived deluded duped fooled misguided misinformed misinterpreting misjudging misled tricked

STRONG

erroneous false faulty illogical inaccurate inappropriate incorrect misconstrued unfounded untrue unwarranted wrong

WEAK

all wet at fault barking up wrong tree confused with fallacious ill-advised off base off-track sadly mistaken unadvised under wrong impression unreal unsound way-off wide of mark wrong number wrongly identified

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate correct honest right substantiated true valid

WEAK

exact fair just precise sound

Example Sentences

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“Edelweiss,” mistaken at times for an actual Austrian folk song instead of an American creation, hasn’t always been a welcome olive branch.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Which, if I’m not mistaken, is precisely the status quo.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

It’s usually wrong to stand in your ivory tower shouting out the window that a broad swath of people in the market are mistaken.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Hosted by captain David Beckham and his Spice Girl wife Victoria at their Hertfordshire mansion, this was a lavish VIP party that could have been mistaken for a World Cup-winning celebration.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Sometime between 1534 and 1549 Jean Taisnier, a musician and mathematician, remarked that Aristotle was sometimes mistaken; he was challenged by a representative of the pope to produce a convincing example of Aristotle being wrong.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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