MISSTATE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of misstate In the statement, Panama Ports Company also said the Panamanian state had previously misstated the compensation figure sought in press comments. —

ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026 Correction, March 6 The original version of this article misstated the president of the National Iranian American Council's surname. —

Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Mar. 2026 The 9th Circuit had agreed with the state’s attorneys who said the judge had misstated California law. —

Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026 That's because the section in the FACE Act criminalizing interference at houses of worship fundamentally misstates the rights people have under the First Amendment. —

Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misstate

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Under the settlement, Match and OkCupid must stop misrepresenting their data practices and privacy controls, but no financial penalties were imposed.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Following the revelation that Immigration and Customs Enforcement misrepresented its authority to arrest people in immigration court, Congressman Dan Goldman Friday demanded ICE and the Department of Homeland Security provide a full accounting of everyone swept up by the aggressive practice.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026