Synonyms of misinterpreting

misinterpreting

verb

present participle of misinterpret

1

as in misrepresenting

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misrepresenting
• distorting
• misstating
• falsifying
• twisting
• complicating
• perverting
• obscuring
• garbling
• slanting
• fudging
• cooking
• confusing
• mistaking
• warping
• censoring
• misrelating
• bending
• coloring
• disguising
• mistranslating
• masking
• misspeaking
• camouflaging
• dissembling
• whitewashing
• misdescribing
• lying
• mystifying
• veiling
• glossing (over)
• belying
• bowdlerizing
• mixing (up)
• fibbing
• equivocating
• confounding
• prevaricating
• paltering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interpreting
• explaining
• illustrating
• clarifying
• clearing (up)
• illuminating
• spelling out
• deciphering

2

as in misunderstanding

to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of

we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstanding
• missing
• misreading
• misconstruing
• misperceiving
• misapprehending
• mistaking
• misjudging
• misconceiving
• misknowing
• mishearing
• misdeeming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeing
• knowing
• understanding
• getting
• perceiving
• grasping
• comprehending
• catching
• appreciating
• seizing
• penetrating
• apprehending
• conceiving
• taking in
• making out
• fathoming
• grokking
• savvying

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of misinterpreting

After starring in a Saturday Night Live sketch about your favorite hippo’s favorite hippo, Bowen Yang is over fans misinterpreting his jokes. —Stephen Daw, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024