Synonyms of misstate

misstate

verb

ˌmis-ˈstāt 

as in to misrepresent

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

it was important that the spokesperson not misstate the company's position to the media

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misrepresent
• distort
• misinterpret
• falsify
• complicate
• obscure
• pervert
• twist
• cook
• confuse
• slant
• garble
• fudge
• warp
• misrelate
• censor
• color
• mistake
• bend
• dissemble
• misspeak
• disguise
• mistranslate
• mask
• lie
• camouflage
• whitewash
• belie
• veil
• misdescribe
• gloss (over)
• mystify
• prevaricate
• equivocate
• mix (up)
• confound
• bowdlerize
• fib
• palter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explain
• interpret
• clarify
• illustrate
• clear (up)
• illuminate
• spell out
• decipher

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misstate

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

An earlier version misstated the date. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 26 June 2026

An earlier version of this article misstated the year traditional cigarette advertising was banned in F1. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 9 June 2026