MISREPRESENTATION Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

misrepresentation

noun

as in misstatement

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Recent Examples of misrepresentation Other bills are being led by Democrats in Congress, including the AI Ads Act, which is looking to expand current bans on campaign misrepresentation to include generative AI content. — Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026 Under federal law, citizenship obtained through concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation can be revoked through civil denaturalization proceedings. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 The ability to dam at least some of the daily overflow of misinformation and misrepresentation is one of the reasons for Pangram’s success and adoption, but Warner said that comes at a cost. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 The history of disability discourse in the movies is one usually filled with trauma and misrepresentation. — Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 Because there was a misrepresentation, the conduct was so egregious. — Senior Editor, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 In other words, a check built to catch misrepresentation misses it roughly three times out of four. — Houman Akhavan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresentation

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

The complex ways data centers use water have left room for misinformation from both the builders and those fighting against them.

— Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
As somebody who has spent a lot of time covering misinformation, part of me doesn’t know if this has a lot of social value.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of misinformation

Noun

In Pyongyang, preference falsification is an essential part of ordinary daily life.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
After belatedly learning of Bu’s falsification, her family earlier this month posted her photos online and appealed for information about her whereabouts, prompting extensive media coverage of her case.

— Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of falsification

Noun

That low, the rays must pass through a much thicker layer of the atmosphere than when the sun is higher in the sky, increasing the light distortion that complicates photography.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
In an age of denial, distortion and flagrant ahistoricism, the survival of fact depends on those willing to establish it, repeat it and refuse to be shaken.

— Natalie Livingstone, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of distortion

Noun

To justify a top-down overhaul, some have levied sweeping attacks, rhetoric and clear exaggerations against the traditional system.

— Eric Wargotz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
Without exaggeration, no single other sports accessory has become such a permanent fixture of everyday style.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of exaggeration

Noun

An insistence on telling the truth, using the work as a vessel for honesty, for there can be no principled action taken on the back of falsehoods.

— Via Haymarket Books, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
Her Justice Department interview took place after publication, Gayles noted, and her lack of recollection did not establish that the reporters knowingly published falsehoods or seriously doubted their account.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of falsehood

Noun

Cassidy warns against 'feeding into untruths' Cassidy later asked Saphier whether a parent should vaccinate their child with the MMR.

— Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2026
God is the infinite Mind that naturally causes each individual to know right from wrong, truth from untruth, and most importantly, reality from unreality.

— Suzanne Riedel, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026

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