Synonyms of misrepresents

misrepresents

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorts
• misstates
• misinterprets
• falsifies
• obscures
• complicates
• confuses
• garbles
• perverts
• twists
• slants
• colors
• fudges
• cooks
• warps
• misrelates
• censors
• mistranslates
• camouflages
• mistakes
• bends
• misspeaks
• misdescribes
• whitewashes
• masks
• disguises
• dissembles
• belies
• lies
• mystifies
• bowdlerizes
• glosses (over)
• equivocates
• confounds
• prevaricates
• veils
• mixes (up)
• palters
• fibs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explains
• illustrates
• interprets
• clarifies
• illuminates
• spells out
• clears (up)
• deciphers

2

as in obscures

to give a misleading impression of

deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscures
• conceals
• contradicts
• hides
• belies
• distorts
• masks
• misleads
• camouflages
• falsifies
• deceives
• disguises
• pretends
• feigns
• misreports
• colors
• cloaks
• counterfeits
• dissembles
• garbles
• misrenders
• twists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• represents
• betrays
• reveals
• discloses
• demonstrates
• exposes
• exhibits
• discovers
• evinces
• bares
• flaunts
• shows off
• parades