misdescribed

Definition of misdescribednext
past tense of misdescribe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdescribed
Verb
  • The president has consistently misrepresented his tariffs, claiming despite evidence to the contrary that foreign governments would pay them and that the revenues would be sufficient to pay down the national debt and give taxpayers a dividend check.
    Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The president has consistently misrepresented his tariffs, claiming despite evidence to the contrary that foreign governments would pay them and that the revenues would be sufficient to pay down the national debt and give taxpayers a dividend check.
    Josh Boak, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In an interview included in the documentary, Smith said the gesture by him and Carlos was often misinterpreted.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • After Dani misinterpreted a typo Ziv sent her, the two went on a date.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Zhiwei Zhang, president and chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management, said the data was distorted by the timing of the Lunar New Year, which falls in mid-February this year after taking place in January last year.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The regulatory asymmetry distorted competition and made Verizon’s devices uniquely attractive to criminals.
    Roslyn Layton, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • An earlier version misstated a time element.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
  • An earlier version of this story misstated the age difference between Robert Duvall and his wife, Luciana Pedraza.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Ask whether the hypothesis, at least in principle, can be falsified.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
  • After Mario left, the school was hit with NCAA sanctions in 1995 following a Pell Grant scandal in which an academic advisor falsified financial aid for more than 50 players.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • It’s glazed with a rosemary butter and cooked medium to medium rare.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • But back then people cooked, and people bought, and people ate.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Anatomy Of A Fall star Sandra Hüller is wowing critics at the Berlin Film Festival with her latest turn as a woman in the early 17th century who is disguised as a male soldier.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Rafael Manuel’s Filipiñana opens with a provocation coyly disguised as serenity.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The blind that Rhoades had set up in his Erie County cornfield was well-camouflaged.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Where that’s not possible, garages may be camouflaged in exceptionally creative screening.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Misdescribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescribed. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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