miscounting

verb

present participle of miscount
as in miscalculating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscounting
  1. misjudging
  2. mistaking
  3. bungling
  4. botching
  5. murdering
  6. mangling
Verb
  • Others have paid a steep price after misjudging how stakeholders would respond.
    — Van Carlson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The consequences of misjudging the route to that point are already visible.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of misjudging
Verb
  • Klobuchar suggested that Schmitt was mistaking the Hawkeyes for the Atlanta Hawks.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Carutasu was involved in another fatal shooting the following year, in which officers shot and killed 35-year-old Mario Sanchez after mistaking the cellphone in his hands for a firearm.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of mistaking
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  • The combustion of Graham Platner’s candidacy in Maine is another blow to a Democratic Party trying to mend its reputation after bungling the 2024 presidential election.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
  • San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who polled at 5% in the CBS survey, accused Becerra of bungling the federal government’s response to COVID-19, mpox and the influx in child migrants under former President Joe Biden.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of bungling
Verb
  • Carroll also stepped on its foot a bit, botching a punt that set up Smith’s first score.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The look was a polarizing one, leading the Spaniard to blame one of his brothers for botching the assignment.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of botching
Verb
  • Caleb Flynn, the former American Idol contestant who was found guilty of murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The former American Idol contestant and church worship leader convicted of murdering his wife and staging the scene to look like a burglary was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of murdering
Verb
  • The man in black is wracked and choking, mangling the words, eyes dripping.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Complex documents with tables, charts and mixed content need each content type scored separately, since a model can nail text while mangling a table.
    — Sriram Bhargav Madhav, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mangling
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“Miscounting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscounting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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