MISREPRESENT Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

misrepresent

verb

(ˌ)mis-ˌre-pri-ˈzent

Definition of misrepresent

as in to distort

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of this summary seriously misrepresents the general tone and substance of the speech

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as in to conceal

to give a misleading impression of deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case

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Recent Examples of misrepresent But Amendment 83 has drawn an especially stark contrast between two types of Colorado’s hunters, with each claiming that the other is misrepresenting the interest of both the public and Centennial State hunters and anglers. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 In response, the watchdog group Campaign for Accountability filed a complaint Wednesday with the State Bar of California asking them to investigate whether Zacharia misrepresented herself as a lawyer in violation of California law. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Include any evidence showing that the person misrepresented their identity or requested money. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The Justice Department has boosted its components focused on immigration fraud and also started a denaturalization campaign to rescind American citizenship from anyone who misrepresents details in applying for citizenship. — Finya Swai, The Hill, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misrepresent

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However, attaching a metal wire directly to the delicate plasma filament would distort its structure.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
Americans may disagree on solutions, but many share the belief that financial incentives have distorted the system beyond recognition.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of distort

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The Symptoms Women Work to Hide Sweating, hot flashes and brain fog are among the symptoms women most often try to conceal, according to the Womea survey.

— Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026
The gloom was useful for masking scavenging activities and for concealing one’s identity.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of conceal

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But take a walk inside and the ground is laden with faint slabs of rock, gravestones from a centuries-old Indigenous family cemetery that had been obscured by the passage of time and neglect.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
However, any potential signal is expected to be faint and can be obscured by cosmic variance, the statistical uncertainty that arises when observations cover only a finite portion of the universe.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscure

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Working in quick, gentle strokes, Abrams used her brush and sprayer to peel away dirt hiding the floral details on Eliza’s grave before moving to the next.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
The subsequent furor is about hiding it from the public and about a brazen plea to keep the Democratic Party and three of its candidates from advertising those facts.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hide

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An agent also needs to know where information came from, when it was updated and whether another source contradicts it.

— Shekhar Iyer, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The contradicting geological and orbital observations for Phobos and Deimos collected to date have prevented scientists from definitively establishing one hypothesis over the other.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of contradict

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His youthful face belies his ability to play in one of the most demanding positions on the field, defensive midfield, a spot usually reserved for senior professionals who’ve enjoyed decades of experience.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
There’s a level of seriousness that belies the 90-minute comedy film he’s made, which features an imbecilic white rapper who speaks in Caribbean-British slang and a contraption that shoots bullets out of one’s rear end.

— Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

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