21
misinterpret(verb, disregard, blow, confuse, understand)
17
misunderstand(verb, get, confuse, understand, mistake)
15
misconstrue(verb, confuse, false, understand, mistake)
15
mistake(verb, confuse, understand, misconstrue, misunderstand)
14
misapprehend(verb, confuse, understand, impression, mistake)
13
misconceive(verb, confuse, understand, mistake, overlook)
12
misjudge(verb, disregard, confuse, mistake, overlook)
10
miscalculate(verb, confuse, mistake, overlook, misconstrue)
6
garble(verb, misconstrue, misunderstand, misinterpret, misjudge)
6
get wrong(verb, expression, confuse, mistake, overlook)
6
miss(verb, informal, confuse, mistake, overlook)
6
mistaken(verb, adjective, misinterpreted, misjudged)
5
confuse(verb, mistake, overlook, misconstrue, misunderstand)
5
distort(verb, pervert, misconstrue, misunderstand, misinterpret)
5
misunderstood(verb, adjective, misinterpreted)
4
confound(verb, confuse, mistake, overlook, misconstrue)
4
distorted(verb, adjective, misinterpreted)
4
fail(verb, confuse, mistake, overlook, misconstrue)
4
garbled(verb, adjective, misinterpreted)
4
misinterpreted(verb, adjective, misinterpreted)
<123459>
11 years ago|5.2k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). misread thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/misread/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "misread thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/misread/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, misread thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/misread/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "misread thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 20 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/misread/thesaurus/synonyms>