MISDESCRIBES Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

misdescribes

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present tense third-person singular of misdescribe

as in misspeaks

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The main problem, lawyers previously told CBS News, is that the FACE Act fundamentally misstates the rights people have under the First Amendment.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Following a misleading report on hospital finances, The Denver Post published an editorial that misrepresents UCHealth’s role in caring for Colorado patients and misstates key facts about our financial operations.

— Elizabeth B. Concordia, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025

Definition of misstates

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Still, that correction has been used to manipulate the study data in a way that significantly misrepresents miscarriage risk associated with Covid-19 vaccinations.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
The student still needs enough subject knowledge to tell a sound argument from a merely plausible one, to notice a missing source, or to recognize that a polished chart misrepresents its data.

— Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of misrepresents

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The narrative that choice schools funnel funds away from local districts distorts Connecticut public school funding.

— Leonard Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
Instead of wiping firmware, an adversary nudges a setpoint, edits a protection parameter, distorts a sensor feed—or shows the operator a calm screen while the equipment tears itself apart.

— Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of distorts

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Stone built the restaurant to give cooks room to grow beyond the stove, whether that is making charcuterie in-house or working the live fire that the restaurant cooks everything over.

— Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Have any of you guys been haunted by the frankly upsetting scene in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in which Circe cooks what can only be described as a very messed up stew?

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

Definition of cooks

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The silky, buildable formula camouflages all things acne scars, dark circles, and other blemishes without looking thick or cakey.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 8 Aug. 2026
Olivia Rodrigo knows the true magic of New York City lies in the way its pace camouflages public crash outs.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026

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