Meaning & use
Mistaking
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Wrongly identifying or understanding someone or something as being different from what they actually are.
See it in a sentence
Mistaking him for his twin brother, she waved from across the street.
There's no mistaking the smell of fresh bread baking.
A note on using this word
Often used in the fixed phrase "there's no mistaking," meaning something is unmistakably clear.
Words with a similar meaning
confusingmisidentifying
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Words with an opposite meaning
recognizing
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