MISREPRESENTATION Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

misrepresentation

noun

as in misstatement

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Recent Examples of misrepresentation 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 The lawsuit includes claims of fraud, negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 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 The suit alleges breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and negligent misrepresentation and seeks declaratory and injunctive relief. — Chaewon Chung july 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 This assertion was a typical misrepresentation of diversity efforts. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Reed did not stop at misrepresentation, the complaint alleges. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

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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

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
The university investigation eventually concluded that Churchill had committed multiple instances of plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification.

— Jeff Gurney, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of falsification

Noun

Spyglass Media said her posts crossed into antisemitism and hate speech, citing what the company characterized as false references to genocide, Holocaust distortion and an implication that Western media conceal Israel’s perspective.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
These are two examples of politicians' truths among a plethora of others that are really lies, distortions, deceptions and desecrations of the citizens' trust in them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of distortion

Noun

While that’s an exaggeration by Cole’s lofty standards, one thing is certain with the playoffs nearing.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
The late Cincinnati Reds owner can be described as cheap, racist and antisemitic without fear of exaggeration.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of exaggeration

Noun

These are two examples of politicians' truths among a plethora of others that are really lies, distortions, deceptions and desecrations of the citizens' trust in them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
One of the revelations in this book is that Endeavor was founded, in your words, on a lie.

— Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of lie

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

Definition of untruth

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