MISREPORTED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

misreported

verb

past tense of misreport

as in misled

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Federal prosecutors alleged Holmes knowingly misrepresented the capabilities of Theranos technology and misled investors about the company's financial condition, partnerships, and laboratory capabilities.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
There will be concerts, but only certain artists need apply — most of those originally booked have already walked out, saying they were misled about the event’s political affiliations.

— Otis Moss III, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

Definition of misled

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Dana, falling in love with Zorro and out of love with Diego, and being deceived by both, is sublimely affecting.

— Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
In nearly half of all scams, 49% of the victims were also deceived into personally sending money to the scammers.

— Samantha Elkins, NBC news, 30 June 2026

Definition of deceived

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Yet under the Third Circuit’s rule, a taxpayer may remain vulnerable long after records have disappeared and witnesses are unavailable, if a preparer intentionally falsified a return.

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The trucking company, which authorities say falsified the registration on the vehicle, also faces criminal charges, as two families attempt to rebuild their lives from what appear to be serious failures by the driver and company to operate safely.

— J.D. Miles, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Definition of falsified

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Wernicke says that's wrong—and that the misattribution has obscured something important.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
The documents in question include eight emails with either the sender or recipient blacked out, a draft indictment of Epstein with the names of potential co-conspirators obscured and a 2019 email that mentions several co-conspirators whose names were redacted.

— Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Definition of obscured

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An off-duty officer spotted suspicious behavior that led TSA to discover a knife concealed inside a prosthetic leg at airport security.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 July 2026
According to Woodward, some emails in question -- which had their senders and recipients concealed -- were redacted to protect the names of victims.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 2 July 2026

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