misrepresents

verb

Definition of misrepresentsnext
present tense third-person singular of misrepresent
1
as in distorts
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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2
as in obscures
to give a misleading impression of deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresents
  1. distorts
  2. contradicts
  3. hides
  4. belies
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  • The fine addresses flights that consistently arrived more than 30 minutes late over several consecutive months, a practice the Transportation Department says misleads passengers and distorts competition in the airline industry.
    Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This inflates the cost to taxpayers and distorts the insurance market and premium calculations.
    Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of distorts
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  • Tallinn, Estonia, contradicts the idea that Latvia was home to the first tree, claiming the title for itself.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Pansy contradicts Chantelle’s recollections of being close to their mum.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of contradicts
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  • Deal or No Deal Island hides suitcases with more than $200M in prize money split between them.
    Peter White, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Deal or No Deal Island hides suitcases with more than $200M in prize money split between them.
    Peter White, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of hides
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  • Gelb’s populist tactic of pitting nice audiences against nasty critics belies the complex reality of how the repertory comes into being.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Ukrainian drone operators’ dark humor belies the deadly seriousness of their task.
    David Axe, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of belies
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