Synonyms for misguided

Most common

mistaken · ill-conceived · errant

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Adjective

Antonyms

unmisguided

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of a person: lacking proper guidance; misled or mistaken in one's actions or thinking.

Example sentences

• mistaken You seem to have mistaken me for my elder brother.
• errant He made the decision to become a knight-errant.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

wrong¹

6 letters

errant²

7 letters

foolish²

8 letters

mistaken³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (errant² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

malavisé

Deutsch

unklug