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wrongly identified

ADJECTIVE

mistaken

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate correct honest right substantiated true valid

WEAK

exact fair just precise sound

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Big Brother Watch is bringing a legal challenge against the Met Police's use of the technology, alongside Shaun Thompson, who was wrongly identified by an LFR camera.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

These self-styled detectives have wrongly identified Capitol rioters, like a retired firefighter who was 700 miles away.

From Slate • Aug. 12, 2021

And in 2013, she won the exoneration of a man by proving that two witnesses wrongly identified him at trial.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2021

Correction: An earlier version of this story wrongly identified the location of a mass shooting in New Zealand.

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2021

This Pieran is wrongly identified by Skene8 with our saint; a single glance at the abstract of the Life of St. Pieran given by Sir T.D.

From The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints by MacAlister, R.A. Stewart

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