mistaken
Got it wrong
Mistaken means wrong or in error.
A mistaken belief or mistaken impression is one that doesn't match reality.
To be mistaken is to be wrong about something: If you think I'm paying for this, you're mistaken.
The phrase mistaken identity describes confusing one person for another.
Unless I'm mistaken introduces a tentative claim the speaker believes is correct.
Not accurate or true
- wrongContrary to fact
- falseNot matching reality
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- untrueNot in accordance with fact
faulty · flawed · invalid · misguided · misjudged · misconceived · imprecise · unsound
Fault in communication
- slipMinor error or misstep
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- gaffeClumsy social error
- misstepError in action or judgment
miscalculation · lapse · goof · fumble · faux pas · blooper · bungle · botch
Incorrectly understood another's meaning
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
- misinterpretedUnderstood incorrectly
- misapprehendedUnderstood incorrectly
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
distorted · twisted · lost in translation · misheard · crossed wires · mixed signals · miscommunication · wrong impression
Unable to understand
- mixed-upDisordered or bewildered
- misrecognizedIncorrectly identified visually
- lookalikeOne who closely resembles another
- doppelgangerSupernatural duplicate of oneself
false positive · misattributed · impersonated · switched · double · twin · body double · stand-in
Expressing regret for wrongdoing
- contriteFeeling guilt over misdeeds
- remorsefulFeeling guilt for wrongdoing
- ruefulExpressing sorrowful repentance
- chagrinedDistressed by disappointment
embarrassed · sheepish · red-faced · humbled · mortified · eating crow · wrong-footed · abashed
Able to be fixed
- amendableAble to be changed
- fixableCapable of being mended
- reversibleAble to be undone
- remediableCapable of correction
repairable · corrected · revised · retracted · withdrawn · recanted · walked back · set right
incorrect
Not accurate or true
- wrongContrary to fact
- falseNot matching reality
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
untrue · faulty · flawed · invalid · misguided · misjudged · misconceived · imprecise · unsound · fallacious
error
Fault in communication
misstep · miscalculation · lapse · goof · fumble · faux pas · blooper · bungle · botch · flub
misconstrued
Incorrectly understood another's meaning
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
- misinterpretedUnderstood incorrectly
- misapprehendedUnderstood incorrectly
garbled · distorted · twisted · lost in translation · misheard · crossed wires · mixed signals · miscommunication · wrong impression · misspoken
confused
Unable to understand
- mixed-upDisordered or bewildered
- misrecognizedIncorrectly identified visually
- lookalikeOne who closely resembles another
doppelganger · false positive · misattributed · impersonated · switched · double · twin · body double · stand-in · ringer
apologetic
Expressing regret for wrongdoing
- contriteFeeling guilt over misdeeds
- remorsefulFeeling guilt for wrongdoing
- ruefulExpressing sorrowful repentance
chagrined · embarrassed · sheepish · red-faced · humbled · mortified · eating crow · wrong-footed · abashed
rectifiable
Able to be fixed
- amendableAble to be changed
- fixableCapable of being mended
- reversibleAble to be undone
remediable · repairable · corrected · revised · retracted · withdrawn · recanted · walked back · set right · put right
- Flawedflawed, faulty, defective, broken, imperfect
- past participlesbeen, done, gone, seen, taken
- at faultguilty, at fault, to blame, culpable, blameworthy
- off targetoff target, off-target, off the mark, wide of the mark, wide
mistakeninformed
Given necessary knowledge
well-informed · correct · right · aware · enlightened
- by mistakeUnintentionally, in error
- make a mistakeAct incorrectly or poorly
- made a mistakeActed incorrectly
- my mistakeAdmission of error
- making a mistakeActing incorrectly or misjudging
- mistaken identityWrongly recognized as another
mistake, mistakes, unmistakable, mistakenly, mistaking, unmistakably, mistakable, mistaken identity