Antonyms for mistaken


Grammar : Adj
Spell : mi-stey-kuhn
Phonetic Transcription : mɪˈsteɪ kən


Definition of mistaken

Origin :
  • c.1600, "under misapprehension," past participle adjective from mistake (v.). Related: Mistakenly. Mistaken identity attested from 1865.
  • adj wrong, incorrect
Example sentences :
  • But if you think I was consistently mercenary you are mistaken.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I'm less likely to be mistaken than you, my dear, though he was your father.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • I may have been mistaken with regard to the cause of my persecution by the Wilsons, but I think not.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • Nor was she mistaken: many a time had her father said so to himself.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • If you think they were embarrassed to the degree that they could not eat, you are mistaken.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • She was sure she was not mistaken, for she had talked with him about his work and the different men.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Hallam and Heine, and all the cry of critics, are mistaken in this matter.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • You are mistaken about this thing, Christine; I am sure of that.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • There has been some very great mistake; we have been all mistaken, I fancy.
  • Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
  • The latter will always recognize the former when mistaken for it.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan

Synonyms for mistaken

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