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

Morissette is suing Urinov on claims of civil extortion, fraud and negligent misrepresentation and is requesting more than $75,000 in damages.

— Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Morissette is suing for civil extortion, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of misrepresentation

Verb

In the twenty-tens, modern investigations made clear that the work was in danger of becoming distorted by this display, which would need to be redesigned.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
However, landmasses are greatly distorted toward the poles, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere.

— Jewel Bright, NPR, 4 Sep. 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

Noun

An outbreak is precisely the wrong time for the nation’s health leaders to spread misinformation.

— Demetre Daskalakis, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026
James, as always, brings his Dickensian eyes and ears to his birth country’s gay culture, which flourished in its own way even during years of oppression and misinformation.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of misinformation

Verb

Williams will not be charged because Heggebo’s offence was successfully deceiving a match official.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Your eyes aren't deceiving you — the little delivery robots rolling down Washington DC streets are becoming a more common sight.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of deceive

Noun

Docherty invites Jacob to clock him with the butt of his service revolver to help sell Docherty’s lie that Jacob overpowered him and escaped.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Within the gaps between formal law and legal custom lie stories of both arbitrary state force and successful Chinese resistance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of lie

Verb

Aleta Moffitt, the operator of the hyperbaric chamber, was charged with one count of falsifying medical records for allegedly entering false information on a patient chart.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
In 2024, Superior Court Judge Julie Mata found that Owens had falsified sonograms, altered medical records and lied under oath during the civil case.

— Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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