GARBLE Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

garble

verb

ˈgär-bəl

Definition of garble

as in to distort

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of the candidate complained that his views had been deliberately garbled by his opponent

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as in to filter

to remove usually visible impurities from garbled spices are less likely to contaminate a recipe

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Recent Examples of garble SecNav’s just a big fan, and that message got garbled in a chain-of-command game of telephone. — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025 Data-poisoning tools like Nightshade, which can garble some AI outputs, may be a more effective solution for concerned artists. — Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024 The idea may be, to garble Anna Karenina in a botlike way, that all plagiarisms are alike — but that obfuscates the idiosyncrasies of art and, indeed, of technology. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024 Packets can be lost or delayed, for example, when a network is busy, creating unintentional silences that can garble speech or cause callers to talk over one another. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2014 See All Example Sentences for garble

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However, attaching a metal wire directly to the delicate plasma filament would distort its structure.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
Americans may disagree on solutions, but many share the belief that financial incentives have distorted the system beyond recognition.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of distort

Verb

Beirut's private-press scene has little in common with the studio culture of ’80s Tokyo, where an abundance of resources and technology filtered the same foreign influences into something more perfect and polished.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Inside Clarify Clinic’s proprietary centrifuge machine, which is designed to filter contaminants out of human blood.

— Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of filter

Verb

In 2010, the government launched a program to find people who may have misrepresented their identities to obtain permanent residency or citizenship.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
Refunds are available if an item never ships or was misrepresented.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of misrepresent

Verb

Supreme Court Justice Zanin later clarified the decision is valid for wherever polls were still open.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Test results should help clarify whether its propulsion system and modular design can deliver the range and flexibility L3Harris promises.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of clarify

Verb

Key Takeaways These artificial channels are up to five times more selective for lithium, offering a simpler way to extract the critical battery material.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
In lieu of sweet tea, a commercial sugar cane juicer extracts yellow-green juice.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of extract

Verb

The newspaper’s closure follows years of pressure As part of the Kremlin’s rampant crackdown on critics, Novaya Gazeta was fined after it was accused of discrediting Russia’s armed forces.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
During the first half of 2026, 27 businesses were fined for price scanning errors.

— Eva Flowe October 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of fine

Verb

Future research will focus on refining decoupling molecules, integrating tandem cell designs, and scaling production for roll-to-roll manufacturing.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
Those productions give Galleri5 a base for refining its technology against real-world creative and production demands.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of refine

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