MISREPORTED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

misreported

verb

past tense of misreport

as in misled

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Of course, a technique that involves millions of genetic fragments might also create millions of opportunities to be misled.

— Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of misled

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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
Its supply side is unusually honest because the issuance schedule is public and resistant to political forces, while its price is constantly being distorted by the fiat nature of the dollar.

— Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of distorted

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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
White House pool reporters deceived Advertisement McDonald pushed back on the idea that Air Force One and the people still aboard it, including journalists, were left exposed.

— Philip Wang, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of deceived

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The new legislation followed a Hearst investigation that found that 10 school systems in the state were employing armed security guards who falsified traffic citations, failed to report deadly pursuits or engaged in racial misconduct.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Some allegedly created fake websites and falsified information to evade export restrictions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of falsified

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The lack of a unified Democratic agenda, and the president’s usual reluctance to stay on message, has obscured the trend running under everything.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
She was held up as the pop cultural equivalent of a saint to a degree that sometimes obscured and distorted her creative drive and business acumen.

— Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

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