Synonyms of misrepresent

misrepresent

verb

(ˌ)mis-ˌre-pri-ˈzent 

1

as in to distort

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to conceal

to give a misleading impression of

deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conceal
• obscure
• hide
• contradict
• belie
• distort
• mislead
• deceive
• mask
• disguise
• falsify
• pretend
• camouflage
• misreport
• counterfeit
• feign
• cloak
• dissemble
• color
• misrender
• garble
• twist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• represent
• betray
• disclose
• reveal
• demonstrate
• expose
• discover
• exhibit
• bare
• evince
• parade
• flaunt
• show off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misrepresent

The Justice Department has boosted its components focused on immigration fraud and also started a denaturalization campaign to rescind American citizenship from anyone who misrepresents details in applying for citizenship. — Finya Swai, The Hill, 12 Oct. 2026

The men have denied wrongdoing, saying that the encounters were consensual or misrepresented in the suit, according to The New York Times. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2026

Fielder becomes obsessed with this detail, seeing it as a test case for Holmes’s claims that she has been misrepresented in the media and that her memory is reliable. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

The Houthis are sometimes misrepresented as a Yemeni faction vying to share power with others in the state. — Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026