MISSTATED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

misstated

verb

past tense of misstate

as in misrepresented

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of it was important that the spokesperson not misstate the company's position to the media

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Recent Examples of misstated An article on Wednesday about the repatriation of migrants to Malaysia misstated the United Nations’ position on whether the Rohingya community had suffered a genocide. — New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this article misstated that fact. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 An earlier version of this article misstated which New York location the Kusama exhibition will appear at. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The email version of this misstated the investment threshold on one reference. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 Busfield’s team filed a motion on June 18 asking the court to throw out the indictment, arguing that the prosecution did not present a fair and impartial case and misstated the law to the grand jury. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 15 July 2026 Correction, July 14 The original version of this story misstated where Hanson appeared in Titanique. — Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 2026

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Policyholders and retirees have since filed lawsuits alleging that the insurers misrepresented their investments.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Officials said the filings misrepresented the number of employees and total wages paid, and were used to apply for large ERC and SFLC refunds.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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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
Working from a plus-size model’s body as her starting point for pattern-making, silhouettes were subsequently distorted, creating a second layer that appeared to slip and warp around the body.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2026

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