MISSPEAK Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

misspeak

verb

Definition of misspeak

as in to misstate

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Recent Examples of misspeak Somebody could misspeak, a camera could be seen. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 May 2026 The health secretary also appeared to misspeak at the meeting, saying two people had died of the disease. — Devi Shastri and Amanda Seitz The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025 Kennedy also seemed to misspeak in saying two people had died of measles. — Amanda Seitz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025 These leaders don’t merely lie or misspeak or make light of life and death. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024 The Kremlin’s propaganda often uses instances of Biden misspeaking as proof of his ineptitude as the man in charge of Ukraine’s top military backer. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 12 July 2024

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Verb

The email version of this misstated the investment threshold on one reference.

— Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
Busfield’s team filed a motion on June 18 asking the court to throw out the indictment, arguing that the prosecution did not present a fair and impartial case and misstated the law to the grand jury.

— Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of misstate

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Testimony is an account and people are often wrong or misinterpret about what happened to them.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Legal and other professionals unaware of the range of natural responses to trauma can easily misinterpret these behaviors as signs of lying or malingering.

— Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of misinterpret

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If the public agrees with the FTC’s plan, personalized pricing could be found to violate the FTC Act when a seller misrepresents a price as static or widely available when it is actually personalized.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Cohen testified before Congress in 2019, alleging Trump had a history of misrepresenting the value of assets to gain favorable loan terms and tax benefits.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of misrepresent

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Because of its large field of view, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help researchers better understand dark matter by capturing how the phenomenon's gravity bends light and distorts a galaxy's shape.

— Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Yiannopoulos resigned from Breitbart amid the backlash and offered a rare apology but said the media distorted his comments.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of distort

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The Italian mother who is a loving mother, a mother hen who cooks well.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Not only was the meat really tender and flavorful, with a garnish of cilantro and onion, but the tacos were served with a small bowl of rich, red broth used for cooking the quesabirria — and for dipping.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of cook

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Instead, whole grains and foods are dissembled into molecules which, with the help of artificial colorings, flavorings and gluelike emulsifiers, are heated, pounded, shaped or extruded into any food a manufacturer can dream up.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
When McKenzie asks him how much he’s contributed to the coffers of politicians, his dodging of the question is pure dissembling theater.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026

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