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misknow

[mis-noh] / mɪsˈnoʊ /
VERB
misconceive
Synonyms
STRONG
confound confuse fail misapply misapprehend miscalculate misconstrue misinterpret misjudge misread miss mistake
WEAK
be at cross purposes be bewildered be confused be perplexed get signals crossed get signals mixed get wrong get wrong impression miscomprehend misreckon miss the point not register take amiss take wrongly
Antonyms
STRONG
clarify clear up comprehend enlighten explain get perceive succeed understand
VERB
misread
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confuse miscalculate misconstrue misinterpret misjudge
STRONG
confound fail misapply misapprehend misconceive miss mistake
WEAK
be at cross purposes be bewildered be confused be perplexed get signals crossed get signals mixed get wrong get wrong impression miscomprehend misreckon miss the point not register take amiss take wrongly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
understand
STRONG
comprehend succeed
VERB
mistake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confuse miscalculate misconstrue misinterpret misjudge misread overestimate overlook underestimate
STRONG
addle blunder botch bungle confound err fail goof jumble lapse misapprehend misconceive miscount miss omit slip snarl tangle
WEAK
be off the mark be wrong deceive oneself get wrong have wrong impression make a mess misdeem miss the boat not know put foot in slip up take for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
understand
STRONG
accomplish achieve clear up correct do well fix succeed uncomplicate
WEAK
be certain be sure comprehend interpret perceive
VERB
misunderstand
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confuse miscalculate misconstrue misinterpret misjudge misread
STRONG
confound fail misapply misapprehend misconceive miss mistake
WEAK
be at cross purposes be bewildered be confused be perplexed get signals crossed get signals mixed get wrong get wrong impression miscomprehend misreckon miss the point not register take amiss take wrongly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
understand
STRONG
comprehend succeed
WEAK
construe get grasp interpret perceive

Example Sentences

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He also scolds Bacon for being afraid that Buckingham's height of fortune might make him "misknow himself."

From The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck A Scandal of the XVIIth Century by Longueville, Thomas

It would be greatly to misknow Gibbon to suppose that his studies at Lausanne were restricted to the learned languages.

From Gibbon by Morison, James Cotter

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.