MISSPOKE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

misspoke

verb

past tense of misspeak

as in misinterpreted

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However, experts say that legal decision was extremely narrow, with some arguing it was likely misinterpreted by migrants and traffickers.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Every interaction introduces new opportunities for sensitive information to be exposed, mishandled or misinterpreted.

— Syed Ali, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of misinterpreted

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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
Correction, July 14 The original version of this story misstated where Hanson appeared in Titanique.

— Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 2026

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The dramatic recipe involves equal parts literary ambition, risk-taking, and chutzpah, with a dash of substance abuse, cooked on the high heat of adolescent lust that brings Tony to Provincetown in pursuit of a schoolmate named Nancy (Emilia Jones).

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Overnight oats are nutritionally similar to classic oatmeal—the main difference is that they’re soaked instead of cooked.

— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026

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Justices found Yoon violated Cabinet members’ deliberation rights, falsified and destroyed the martial law proclamation, and used security forces to obstruct his arrest before lawmakers swiftly repealed the decree.

— Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Yet under the Third Circuit’s rule, a taxpayer may remain vulnerable long after records have disappeared and witnesses are unavailable, if a preparer intentionally falsified a return.

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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