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garble

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of garble

1 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
Synonyms of garble

bend, color, cook, distort, falsify, fudge, misinterpret, misrelate, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, slant, twist, warp
Words Related to garble

misdescribe, misspeak, mistranslate

belie, camouflage, disguise, dissemble, gloss (over), mask, veil, whitewash

bowdlerize, censor

complicate, confound, confuse, mistake, mix (up)

mystify, obscure

equivocate, fib, lie, palter, prevaricate
Near Antonyms of garble

clarify, clear (up), explain, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, spell out

decipher

2 to remove usually visible impurities from

  • garbled spices are less likely to contaminate a recipe
Synonyms of garble

clarify, clear, distill (also distil), filter, fine, purify
Words Related to garble

process, rectify, refine

clean, cleanse, decontaminate, elutriate, purge, wash

extract, leach

bolt, screen, sieve, sift

disinfect, sanitize
Near Antonyms of garble

cloud, dull, muddy

contaminate, dirty, soil

defile, pollute, taint

begrime, besmirch, foul, sully

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