misidentifying
Confusing one for another
Misidentifying is identifying something or someone incorrectly—assigning the wrong name, category, or classification: The witness misidentified the suspect in the lineup.
The error can be honest confusion or careless assumption: She kept misidentifying the plant as poison ivy when it was Virginia creeper.
Incorrect identification marking
- misclassifyingSorting into wrong category
- misrecognizingIncorrectly identifying something
- misreadingIncorrect interpretation of text
- misinterpretingUnderstanding something incorrectly
misnaming · confusing · mistaking · misjudging · miscategorizing · misattributing · misdiagnosing · miscalling
Mistaking one for another
- conflatingMerging distinct things together
- overlookingFailing to see or consider
- misperceivingSensing or understanding incorrectly
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
uncertainty · resemblance · lookalike · doppelganger · twin · double · indistinguishable · perplexity
Pretending to be another
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- spoofingFraudulent imitation
- catfishingDeceiving via false identity
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
forgery · masquerade · pretense · fake ID · counterfeit · sham · hoax · disguise
Untrue claim of wrongdoing
- wrongful convictionErroneous guilty verdict
- memory distortionInaccurate recall of events
- composite sketchAssembled suspect image
- cold caseUnsolved crime, investigation suspended
mislabeling
Incorrect identification marking
- misclassifyingSorting into wrong category
- misrecognizingIncorrectly identifying something
- misreadingIncorrect interpretation of text
misinterpreting · misnaming · confusing · mistaking · misjudging · miscategorizing · misattributing · misdiagnosing · miscalling · false positive
mixing up
Mistaking one for another
- conflatingMerging distinct things together
- overlookingFailing to see or consider
- misperceivingSensing or understanding incorrectly
ambiguity · uncertainty · resemblance · lookalike · doppelganger · twin · double · indistinguishable · perplexity · bewilderment
impersonation
Pretending to be another
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- spoofingFraudulent imitation
- catfishingDeceiving via false identity
phishing · forgery · masquerade · pretense · fake ID · counterfeit · sham · hoax · disguise · alias
false accusation
Untrue claim of wrongdoing
- wrongful convictionErroneous guilty verdict
- memory distortionInaccurate recall of events
- composite sketchAssembled suspect image
misidentifyingrecognizing
Perceiving as known
pinpointing · distinguishing · discerning · placing · verifying
identity, identify, identified, identification, unidentified, identifying, identifiable, identifies, identifier