Synonyms of misstate

misstate

verb

ˌmis-ˈstāt 

as in to misrepresent

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

• misrepresent
• distort
• misinterpret
• falsify
• complicate
• obscure
• pervert
• twist
• cook
• confuse
• slant
• garble
• fudge
• warp
• misrelate
• censor
• color
• mistake
• bend
• dissemble
• misspeak
• disguise
• mistranslate
• mask
• lie
• camouflage
• whitewash
• belie
• veil
• misdescribe
• gloss (over)
• mystify
• prevaricate
• equivocate
• mix (up)
• confound
• bowdlerize
• fib
• palter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explain
• interpret
• clarify
• illustrate
• clear (up)
• illuminate
• spell out
• decipher

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misstate

An earlier version misstated the figure. —Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025

The original version of this story misstated when Jodi Hildebrandt moved into the Frankes' home. —Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025

An article on Tuesday about law enforcement officials finding no evidence that the torture and killing of a transgender man whose remains were found in a field in upstate New York last week was a hate crime misstated the surname of the victim. —New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025

An earlier version of this article misstated the institutional affiliations of cocurators Daisy Ocampo Diaz and Lina Tejeda. —Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Feb. 2025