misrepresents

VERB

lie, distort

Synonyms

WEAK

adulterate angle beard belie build up cloak color con confuse cover up disguise distort dress embellish embroider equivocate exaggerate falsify garble give snow job mangle mask miscolor misinterpret misreport misstate overdraw overstate palter pervert phony up pirate prevaricate promote puff skew slant snow spread it on stretch take out of context throw a curve trump up twist warp

Antonyms

WEAK

be forthright be honest explain

VERB

lie

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confuse cover up disguise distort exaggerate falsify misinterpret misstate overstate skew

STRONG

adulterate angle beard belie blarney cheese cloak color con dress embellish embroider equivocate garble mangle mask overdraw palter pervert pirate prevaricate promote puff slant snow stretch twist warp

WEAK

blow smoke build up miscolor misreport phony up trump up

Antonyms

STRONG

be honest leave alone represent reveal straighten uncover

Example Sentences

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The game represents a potential banana skin for the Tractor Boys as their resurrection under Kieran McKenna continues.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024

Appreciate what this game represents, he told his team, but approach it like any other.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2021

For the Chargers, this game represents a chance to perhaps even shed the anchor of being the NFL’s worst rushing defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2021

It become clear that the pinball game represents the chance he's taken on Alex and the career she's ready to lose.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2021

Considering the punting I did that day, and the fact that both place-kicks were scored from close to the side lines, I feel that that game represents my best work.

From Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by Edwards, William Hanford