MISREPORTED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

misreported

verb

past tense of misreport

as in misled

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Some claimed they were betrayed or misled by their clinics but felt their only recourse was to write a bad online review.

— Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
About 7 in 10 ads carried no AI disclosure, although the count includes uses beyond deceptive impersonations and does not establish how many ads violated a law or misled voters.

— Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of misled

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Lazzarini’s nine artworks on display, curated by John Ravenal, are convoluted and contorted, distorted into impossible shapes that challenge perception.

— Kim Córdova, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Ramirez’s two classmates, an Asian woman and a white man, remained in the edited version, but they were changed to appear thinner, and their facial features were noticeably distorted.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of distorted

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The state estimates that about 350,000 residents were exposed to the Cambridge Analytica breach, but McGinn asked jurors to consider that Facebook deceived all New Mexicans when making statements regarding privacy and violent content.

— MIKELLA SCHUETTLER, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Customers who feel respected are far more forgiving than customers who feel deceived.

— Natalie Ruiz, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of deceived

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Gordei then allegedly falsified documents to state that a New Jersey company was exporting the spectrometer.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 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

Definition of falsified

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This solution addresses the issue where the input field is obscured by the on-screen keyboard.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Shimoda reveals how identities are forged through steamships crisscrossing the Pacific, formed by old family journals and photographs, and also obscured by systemic erasure.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscured

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Rather than always keeping her baby bumps concealed or camouflaged, the hitmaker embraced bold colors and cutouts that made her belly a focal point.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
Frankel also faces investment adviser fraud and false-statement counts over SEC filings that allegedly concealed his conviction and a Finra suspension.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

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