MISREPORT Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of misreport

as in misrepresentation

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verb

as in to distort

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Recent Examples of misreport

Verb

Sometimes, the lender may misreport. — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 The other experiments used a tax evasion game that incentivized participants to misreport their earnings to get a bigger payout. — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misreport

Noun

The suit alleges breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and negligent misrepresentation and seeks declaratory and injunctive relief.

— Chaewon Chung July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Following the report, both StubHub and Baker were hit with a class action lawsuit over allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation and violation of state consumer protection statutes among other claims.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Definition of misrepresentation

Verb

Even after the team deliberately distorted the geometry, the one-way transport remained remarkably stable.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
By surrounding Brazilian funk’s fundamental elements with uncanny violin samples and disorienting synths, Agazero seems to offer a bleak vision of the way the country’s most popular genre has been distorted and misrepresented overseas.

— Amanda Cavalcanti, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026

Definition of distort

Noun

The reference to the co-defendant's YOS sentence was mistakenly included in some communication out of our office based on a previous misstatement and was not part of the Governor's decision process.

— Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Lee Watson, in the email, said Burns never represented the board in the lawsuit and telling the court otherwise is a misstatement.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2026

Definition of misstatement

Verb

The Danish competitor alleged that Lilly's ad campaigns for its GLP-1 drugs are misleading consumers about superior efficacy in comparison to Novo's Wegovy injectable.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk sued Eli Lilly on Tuesday, accusing the US drug giant of misleading advertising practices.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of mislead

Noun

However, coupling real-world satellite data with photorealistic image generation creates unprecedented misinformation risks that Google must guard against if the feature is to survive.

— Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The search warrant was executed using an affidavit that relied on misinformation.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 31 July 2026

Definition of misinformation

Verb

Mora filed a cross-complaint against Giumarra alleging he was deceived by the company and its representatives into signing a contract that made false claims about the fruit, including that it was patented by Giumarra.

— Robert Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
All the wig and makeup work put into deceiving their people isn’t needed in the first place.

— Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of deceive

Noun

In the neck lie rectifying plates—one plate in the wash still, 17 in the spirit still—which allows for precision control over the whisky, as well as higher ABV distillate than a traditional pot setup.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
JetBlue's lie-flat Mint business class, which is used on longer-haul flights like cross-country trips and flights to European destinations including Paris, London and Milan, will only have the Standard and Flex option.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 27 July 2026

Definition of lie

Verb

Santos is a former Congressman from New York who made waves during his time in the House for appearing to falsify much of his life story.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
Last fall resulted in lots of controversy as numerous players were declared ineligible for falsifying paperwork.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

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