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be mistaken

VERB

err

Synonyms

STRONGEST

misbehave miscalculate stray stumble

STRONG

blow blunder bollix deviate fall flub goof lapse misapprehend misjudge muff offend sin snafu transgress trespass wander

WEAK

be in error be inaccurate be incorrect drop the ball foul up go astray go wrong louse up make a mess of mess up screw up slip up snarl up

Antonyms

STRONG

behave obey stay

WEAK

correct

Example Sentences

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A: I don't see it as imminent, but I could be mistaken, and that's where my hopes lies.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The store, which has been in business for seven years, could be mistaken for a neighborhood gift shop.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Paul Tudor Jones, the billionaire hedge-fund manager who founded Tudor Investment Corp. in 1980, thinks those investors would be mistaken.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

She worked alongside her degree, mainly doing bar-work - not to be mistaken with Bar work - and is a trained mixologist, an expert in making cocktails.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

“Mr. Pike lives all the way in Melville. I told him he must be mistaken about seeing you in his yard the other day.”

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

be mistaken

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