Misstate
Synonyms: Misrepresent, misinterpret, complicate, pervert, cook, slant, fudge, misrelate, color, bend, misspeak, mistranslate, lie, whitewash, veil, gloss (over), prevaricate, mix (up), bowdlerize, palter, distort, falsify, obscure, twist, confuse, garble, warp, censor, mistake, dissemble, disguise, mask, camouflage, belie, misdescribe, mystify, equivocate, confound, and fib.
Example Sentences
Please do not misstate the facts.
The reporter might misstate the numbers.
He did not mean to misstate her opinion.
Lawyers warned her not to misstate her income.
Politicians sometimes misstate statistics.
The witness began to misstate the events.
It is easy to misstate a quote when rushed.
The brochure could misstate the hotel’s location.
She worried she would misstate the instructions.
The headline seemed to misstate the story.