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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New York Times spokesperson Danielle Rhoades Ha said in an email to the Associated Press that Griffin’s lawsuit “repeatedly misrepresents The New York Times story and its reporting.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

In this case, I can’t see how ironing out a few wrinkles and covering a rumpled duvet with a digital bedspread materially misrepresents your home.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

"It misrepresents the legal position, it runs contrary to our values, it seeks to put us at odds with our longstanding support for LGBT+ people."

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

The problem, of course, is that he misrepresents reality to do so.

From Slate • Sep. 8, 2025

“Freddie never lies. He misrepresents, but he never lies.”

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison