Synonyms of misstated

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misrepresented
• distorted
• misinterpreted
• obscured
• falsified
• complicated
• twisted
• perverted
• cooked
• slanted
• confused
• garbled
• colored
• warped
• fudged
• censored
• mistook
• misrelated
• bent
• disguised
• misspoke
• masked
• mistranslated
• lied
• veiled
• misdescribed
• camouflaged
• belied
• whitewashed
• dissembled
• mystified
• glossed (over)
• confounded
• bowdlerized
• mixed (up)
• fibbed
• equivocated
• prevaricated
• paltered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explained
• interpreted
• clarified
• illustrated
• cleared (up)
• illuminated
• spelled out
• deciphered

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of misstated

At issue was a new feature that misstated students’ chances of getting into two highly selective Manhattan high schools. —Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024

This story originally misstated Levy's experience with government funding for bedbug research. —Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024

An earlier version misstated the number of months. —Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024

Family members also expressed dismay because McDonnell, in his customary report to the police commission, misstated Kobayashi's age as 23, according to NBC Los Angeles. —Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024

An earlier version of this post misstated the network broadcasting The Valley. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024

An earlier version misstated a figure. —Ryan Browne, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024

An earlier version misstated the figure. —Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024

An earlier version misstated the percentage. —Samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024