Synonyms for misconceive
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To misunderstand.
Related words
- Word family
- misconception
Forms
- Past participle
- misconceived
e.g. misconceived → misconstrued, misapprehended, mistaken, misinterpreted…
Example sentences
- mistake If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.
- misunderstand Better to understand a little than to misunderstand.
- misconstrue You've somehow managed to misconstrue what I have said.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| misconceive | falling | |
| mistake | rising | |
| misunderstand | rising | |
| misconstrue | rising | |
| misapprehend | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- mistake2
- 8 letters
- misjudge2
- 11 letters
- misconstrue3
- 12 letters
- misinterpret4, misapprehend
- 13 letters
- misunderstand4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mistake2 = 2 syllables).