Synonyms of misconstrued

misconstrued

verb

past tense of misconstrue

as in misunderstood

to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of

claimed that the press had misconstrued her comments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstood
• misinterpreted
• misread
• missed
• misapprehended
• misperceived
• mistook
• misconceived
• misjudged
• misknew
• misheard
• misdeemed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• understood
• knew
• perceived
• saw
• appreciated
• comprehended
• conceived
• caught
• got
• seized
• penetrated
• grasped
• apprehended
• made out
• took in
• savvied
• fathomed
• grokked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misconstrued

For advocates, the law speaks to the horrific circumstances families can endure when a medical issue is misconstrued as abuse. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Talwani said that argument misconstrued the Supreme Court’s decision. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026

His attorneys feared Paul was trying to coax Fauci to say something under oath that could be misconstrued and used to prosecute him. — Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Sanchez said that the ruling had been intentionally misconstrued by migrant smugglers to convince thousands of people to cross by swimming around the border fence. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Sánchez said that the ruling had been intentionally misconstrued by migrant smugglers to persuade thousands of people to swim around the border fence. — Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Sherman misconstrued my letter. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

Over 50 people, including Churchill’s grandson, signed a letter saying Cammock had misconstrued the facts in her video. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 June 2026

Later, in the stadium, Amir Guerami from Westwood explained that many fans from the Southern California community wanted Iran to win but also wanted to make sure support of a team wasn’t misconstrued as support for the government. — Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 16 June 2026