Synonyms and antonyms of To not understand, or to misunderstand in American Thesaurus

misunderstand (verb)

to not understand someone or something correctly

mistake (verb)

to not understand something correctly

misinterpret (verb)

to understand or explain something wrongly

be unclear about/as to something ()

to not understand or not be certain about something

not have a clue ()

to not know or understand something

have no conception of something ()

to be unable to understand something because you have no experience of it

lose your grip (on something) ()

to become less able to understand things or deal with them

miss the point ()

to fail to understand something

misconstrue (verb)

to understand something wrongly

get someone wrong ()

to not understand someone

be wasted on someone ()

if something is wasted on someone, they do not understand it or do not realize how good or valuable it is

escape someone’s notice ()

if a fact, situation, etc. escapes your notice, you are not conscious of it

flounder (verb)

to feel confused and not know what to say or do next

get your wires crossed ()

if two people get their wires crossed, they become confused because they each think that the other one is talking about something else

go over someone’s head ()

to be too difficult for someone to understand

lose the thread ()

to stop concentrating so that you do not understand what someone is saying

lose your way ()

to no longer know what your aim or purpose is or what to do next

misconceive (verb)

formal to fail to understand something correctly

misread (verb)

to understand or judge a person or situation wrongly

miss (verb)

to fail to notice or understand something

not know what has come over someone ()

to be unable to explain why someone is behaving in such a strange way

not know what someone sees in someone (spoken)

spoken to not understand why one person finds another person attractive or likes them

scratch your head ()

to not understand something, or to not know how to deal with it