MISDESCRIBED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

misdescribed

verb

past tense of misdescribe

as in misrepresented

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Hochman said Zhang and Xuan often misrepresented themselves to the surrogate mothers of their children.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Meta, meanwhile, agreed last month to pay up to $17 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by a host of states that alleged the company misrepresented the extent of child mental health harms caused by apps like Facebook and Instagram.

— Jonathan Vanian,Ari Levy, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of misrepresented

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Lazzarini’s nine artworks on display, curated by John Ravenal, are convoluted and contorted, distorted into impossible shapes that challenge perception.

— Kim Córdova, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Ramirez’s two classmates, an Asian woman and a white man, remained in the edited version, but they were changed to appear thinner, and their facial features were noticeably distorted.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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An article on Wednesday about the repatriation of migrants to Malaysia misstated the United Nations’ position on whether the Rohingya community had suffered a genocide.

— New York Times, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this article misstated that fact.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of misstated

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In earlier local elections, ballot boxes were stuffed or stolen, and paper ballots were routinely falsified, according to Brazil's electoral authority.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
In earlier elections, ballot boxes were stuffed or stolen, and individual votes were routinely falsified, according to Brazil’s electoral authority.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

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The Bongulo Paneer — cooked in bamboo — with a coconut and capsicum poriyal blends peanut chutney with acidic gongura sour cream and fiery gunpowder.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Some inmates also reportedly cooked him meals outside of the prison’s daily menu.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

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His death sparked a Charlotte Observer investigation that exposed how fentanyl pills disguised as Percocets were sold for $7 inside Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools —specifically Hough High School — and was killing teens or landing them in rehab.

— Julia Coin October 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
According to a Reuters investigation, Demir discovered what appeared to be malicious code disguised as a legitimate software update.

— Carlo Tortora Brayda, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of disguised

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Thanks to its neutral flavour, it can be even further camouflaged into sweet dishes, like 2-ingredient chocolate mousse or my new Blueberry Protein Pancakes.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
Then, in April, a whale was found dead and beached in Oregon, the arc of its carcass camouflaged against the surf.

— Ainslie Cruickshank, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

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