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

House Democrats announced a probe into StubHub in July, and both Baker and the company were hit with a class action suit over claims of fraudulent misrepresentation and violation of state consumer protection statutes.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, citizenship may be revoked if it was illegally procured or obtained through the concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of misrepresentation

Verb

Huber noted the statistic about the 150,000 annual deaths due to climate change came from a World Health Organization publication and that the edit distorted the message of the sentence.

— Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
If someone offers $25,000 for a domain that could be worth $250,000 to the right end user, the number itself can distort the negotiation.

— Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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

Paul Schmidt, a Covington & Burling trial attorney representing Meta, contested O'Neill's arguments, and disputed the notion that Meta executives misled the public with their statements about child safety.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
From at least 2020 through its bankruptcy, the auto lender raised nearly $2 billion while its top executives misled investors about the health of the business, the SEC alleged.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of mislead

Noun

The Mob Museum in Las Vegas has been fielding questions and debunking misinformation surrounding the case for years, said Geoff Schumacher, the museum’s vice president of research, collections and programs.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
While a South Carolina official clarified this a day later, the number of people who saw that clarification is probably dwarfed by the number who saw the initial story and are now spreading the misinformation.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of misinformation

Verb

Now some say the operation has left them feeling deceived and questioning whether the White House considered their safety.

— Scott Nover, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026
The two proceed to deceive each other, insult each other’s appearances, and abandon each other in precarious situations.

— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of deceive

Noun

Further in lies a kitchen with parquet flooring, an Esmeralda marble island, and contrasting brass finishes.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026
And while the public may understand a leader’s deception for security reasons, there are many other situations in which people may not forgive a lie.

— Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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