207 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ mɪskənsˈɛpʃən], [ mɪskənsˈɛpʃən], [ m_ɪ_s_k_ə_n_s_ˈɛ_p_ʃ_ə_n]

Similar words for misconception:

• cognition (noun)
• erroneousness (noun)
• error (noun)
• false impression (noun)
• falseness (noun)
• ignis fatuus (noun)
• illusion (noun)
• misconception (noun)
• mistake (noun)
• misunderstanding (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• sophism (noun)
• other relevant words (verb)
• other synonyms
• counterfeit
• other relevant words (noun)

Paraphrases for misconception

Hypernyms for misconception

Hyponyms for misconception

Synonyms for Misconception:

• n.

  •
  • mix up.
  •
  • understand.
  • cognition (noun)
  • misconception.
  • erroneousness (noun)
  • incorrectness.
  • error (noun)
  • failure,
  • erratum,
  • omission,
  • goof,
  • fault,
  • typo,
  • slight,
  • inaccuracy,
  • screw-up,
  • screamer,
  • falsity,
  • mismanagement,
  • sin,
  • misstep,
  • miscue,
  • miss,
  • lapse,
  • transgression,
  • Misjudgment,
  • bad job,
  • solecism,
  • misdeed,
  • misestimation,
  • oversight,
  • flaw,
  • boner,
  • Misbelief,
  • slip,
  • defect,
  • absurdity,
  • deviation,
  • fallacy,
  • stumble,
  • offense,
  • distortion,
  • blunder,
  • fall,
  • trespass,
  • slipup,
  • wrongdoing,
  • aberration,
  • boo-boo,
  • faux pas,
  • delinquency,
  • falsehood,
  • untruth,
  • X,
  • miscalculation,
  • glitch,
  • howler.
  • false impression (noun)
  • false-impression.
  • falseness (noun)
  • untruthfulness.
  • ignis fatuus (noun)
  • will-o'-the-wisps,
  • will-o'-the-wisp,
  • Will-o-the-wisp.
  • illusion (noun)
  • fancy,
  • mirage,
  • invention,
  • hallucination,
  • apparition,
  • virtual reality,
  • seeming,
  • myth,
  • deception,
  • pipe dream,
  • daydream,
  • chimera,
  • make-believe,
  • hocus-pocus,
  • Phantasm,
  • image,
  • semblance,
  • fantasy,
  • fool's paradise,
  • ghost,
  • mockery,
  • head trip,
  • optical illusion,
  • confusion.
  • misconception (noun)
  • mistaken belief.
  • mistake (noun)
  • flub,
  • muddle,
  • snafu,
  • bungle,
  • inadvertence,
  • false step,
  • misapplication,
  • typographical error,
  • blooper,
  • neglect,
  • fluff.
  • misunderstanding (noun)
  • mix-up,
  • confounding,
  • misreckoning.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • misapprehension,
  • false move,
  • underestimation,
  • overestimation,
  • erroneousness,
  • sophism,
  • Hocuspocus,
  • misimpression,
  • Idolism,
  • misprint,
  • subtle argument,
  • misstatement,
  • mis-statement,
  • false impression,
  • misunderstanding,
  • seemings,
  • gaffe,
  • Illusions,
  • misconstructions,
  • misprints,
  • falseness,
  • misinterpretation,
  • slip of tongue,
  • error,
  • Ignis Fatuus,
  • ignus fatuus,
  • mistake,
  • underestimations,
  • paramnesia,
  • misconstruction,
  • illusion,
  • figment of imagination.
  • sophism (noun)
  • fallacious argument.

• v.

  • Other relevant words: (verb)
  • lie.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • delusion.
  • counterfeit
  • misrepresentation.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • perplexity,
  • Misexplication,
  • gloss,
  • non sequitur,
  • misquotation,
  • Miscomputation,
  • human error,
  • twisting,
  • misreading,
  • botch,
  • Malobservation,
  • mis-report,
  • bloomer,
  • corrigendum,
  • muff,
  • mistranslation,
  • misplay,
  • wrenching,
  • miscomprehension,
  • squeezing,
  • vapor,
  • idol,
  • misidentification,
  • clerical error,
  • bad move,
  • Garbling,
  • idea,
  • goof-up,
  • dream,
  • dreamworld,
  • Misreport,
  • Self-delusion,
  • perversion,
  • misconstrual,
  • mistaking,
  • autism,
  • fumble,
  • self-deception,
  • miscount,
  • self-deceit,
  • mumpsimus,
  • laxity,
  • clanger,
  • Misexplanation,
  • abuse of terms,
  • misjudgement,
  • dreamland,
  • trick,
  • Misintelligence,
  • sophistry,
  • airy nothing,
  • Misprision,
  • bewilderment,
  • catachresis,
  • misuse,
  • bubble,
  • Misexposition,
  • phantasy,
  • boob,
  • false belief,
  • Miscitation,
  • eisegesis,
  • torturing,
  • faute,
  • contorting,
  • paralogism,
  • inexactness,
  • trip,
  • miscarriage,
  • vapour,
  • disagreement,
  • misdeal,
  • dream vision.

Paraphrases for Misconception:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    Misperception.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    concept.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    delusion.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    ambiguity, blunder, fake, false, miscalculation, miscarriage, misinformation, misrepresentation, misstatement, Abilities, miscommunication.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    confusion, error, fallacy, illusion, misapprehension, misinterpretation, mistake, misunderstanding, mix-up.

Hypernym for Misconception:

• n.

  • cognition
    fallacy, erroneous belief, delusion, misapprehension, fancy, phantasy, unsoundness, fantasy, false belief, self-deception, misunderstanding, hallucination, illusion, mistake, mirage, self-deceit, error.

Hyponym for Misconception:

• n.

  • cognition
    idea, thought.