Synonyms of misinterprets

misinterprets

verb

present tense third-person singular of misinterpret

1

as in misrepresents

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misrepresents
• distorts
• misstates
• obscures
• complicates
• falsifies
• garbles
• confuses
• perverts
• twists
• slants
• cooks
• warps
• fudges
• colors
• mistranslates
• misrelates
• censors
• bends
• mistakes
• misspeaks
• camouflages
• dissembles
• belies
• disguises
• misdescribes
• masks
• whitewashes
• mystifies
• equivocates
• confounds
• lies
• bowdlerizes
• prevaricates
• glosses (over)
• veils
• mixes (up)
• palters
• fibs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explains
• interprets
• illustrates
• clarifies
• illuminates
• clears (up)
• spells out
• deciphers

2

as in misunderstands

to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of

we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstands
• misses
• misconstrues
• misreads
• misapprehends
• misperceives
• mistakes
• misjudges
• misconceives
• misknows
• mishears
• misdeems

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knows
• sees
• understands
• perceives
• gets
• conceives
• comprehends
• appreciates
• penetrates
• grasps
• apprehends
• seizes
• catches
• takes in
• makes out
• groks
• savvies
• fathoms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misinterprets

This is the Adriana who takes arguments, willfully misinterprets them, and then comes for someone at the worst possible moment. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025

Some of the Supreme Court’s own justices have also voiced concerns about whether the Obergefell decision infringes on religious freedom or misinterprets the Constitution. —Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 26 June 2025