GARBLE Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

garble

verb

ˈgär-bəl

Definition of garble

as in to distort

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of the candidate complained that his views had been deliberately garbled by his opponent

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as in to filter

to remove usually visible impurities from garbled spices are less likely to contaminate a recipe

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Recent Examples of garble SecNav’s just a big fan, and that message got garbled in a chain-of-command game of telephone. — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025 Packets can be lost or delayed, for example, when a network is busy, creating unintentional silences that can garble speech or cause callers to talk over one another. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2014 Data-poisoning tools like Nightshade, which can garble some AI outputs, may be a more effective solution for concerned artists. — Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024 The idea may be, to garble Anna Karenina in a botlike way, that all plagiarisms are alike — but that obfuscates the idiosyncrasies of art and, indeed, of technology. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for garble

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Slow-motion replays and still images distort the offending player’s actions, with innocuous tackles looking more serious.

— Tom Bogert, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Any whack job with a phone can distort reality, and that’s not helpful.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

Definition of distort

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Alumni contend the investigation is politically motivated and misrepresents the law, aiming to undermine Yale's commitment to diversity.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
While there is certainly a problem with the ubiquity of politicians and business leaders of advanced age, Moyn misrepresents older people and offers solutions that are discriminatory against them.

— Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of misrepresent

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Known for his deep technical knowledge and signature milk punches, Gibson has brought that ingenuity to Lucky Star through his reserved cocktails, such as the cookies and cream made with rum, clarified milk tea and creme de cacao.

— Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
During Murdaugh’s first status hearing on Monday, June 29, Judge Debra McCaslin did not rule on the DNA evidence, telling defense attorneys to clarify if the sample was viable.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of clarify

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Once sufficient displays of submission had been extracted, would the bankrollers of the civic-education movement redirect their largesse back toward places like that?

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Those contracts call for Next Hydrogen to design and deliver an electrolyzer that extracts tritium from heavy water, a critical process for preparing fuel used in future fusion reactors.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026

Definition of extract

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Across 35 years of international expansion, TAB has continued refining its advisory architecture to reflect evolving leadership pressures.

— William Jones, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Ryan Stephan, acting director of cargo landers for the Moon Base program, said the faster mission cadence will help NASA refine its operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026

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