misreport
[mis-ri-pawrt, -pohrt]
/ ˌmɪs rɪˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt /
VERB
exaggerate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amplify
distort
emphasize
fabricate
falsify
heighten
inflate
magnify
misrepresent
overdo
overdraw
overemphasize
overestimate
STRONG
boast
boost
brag
caricature
color
corrupt
embroider
enlarge
exalt
expand
fudge
hike
hyperbolize
intensify
lie
misquote
pad
puff
pyramid
romance
romanticize
scam
stretch
up
WEAK
Antonyms
VERB
misrepresent
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
VERB
misrepresent/misquote
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
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
VERB
overstate
Synonyms
Antonyms
Example Sentences
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Misreport, mis-re-pōrt′, v.t. to give an incorrect report or account of.—n. a false report.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various