to misgauge

Examples

• All

• I definitely, misgauged, then.

  First Comes Love (2013)

• She misgauged the difficulty of the exam, thinking it would be easier than it actually was.

• His failure to prepare led him to misgauge the time needed to complete the project.

• The team misgauged the public's interest in their product, leading to disappointing sales.

Synonyms

M

to misread

vsto misgauge

56 3.4

To understand words or actions in the wrong way

centres on giving wrong estimates rather than misinterpreting text

M

to miscalculate

vsto misgauge

23 4.5

To get an amount or time wrong

estimates or judges situations or amounts incorrectly

M

to misconstrue

vsto misgauge

22 7.7

To understand what someone says or does in the wrong way

applies to incorrect judging or measuring rather than wrong interpretation

M

to misjudge

vsto misgauge

6 3.9

To form a wrong idea about someone or something

is about wrong judgment of size or value rather than just opinion

M

to misconceive

vsto misgauge

1 7.5

To understand something in the wrong way

focuses on judging amount or worth rather than mistaken understanding

M

to misperceive

vsto misgauge

1 7.7

To understand something in the wrong way

involves judging amount or value rather than sensory errors

M

to misestimate

vsto misgauge

1 6.5

Give a wrong idea of how big, how long, or how much something is

judges or assesses value more generally but does so incorrectly

Antonyms

C

to calibrate

• Specialized

36 6.0

Adjust a measuring instrument so it gives accurate results

How Accurate

to determine

781 2.3

to calculate

210 2.8

estimate

370 2.6

to misgauge

1 8.1

to guess

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology