MISSTATEMENT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

misstatement

noun

Definition of misstatement

as in misrepresentation

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Recent Examples of misstatement 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, 18 May 2026 Either the 20% inaccuracy penalty or the 40% gross valuation misstatement penalty would apply. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 That misstatement surely deceived nobody. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026 Due to misstatement by CoreWeave’s CEO, a prior version of this story had an incorrect figure for the number of data centers. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025 One study — admittedly small and enabled by the hack of affair-arranging app Ashley Madison in 2015 — found that companies whose CEOs or CFOs were paying users of the site were twice as likely to have had a financial misstatement or involvement in a securities class action. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2025 So, this mass misstatement is no help to those erstwhile interstellar explorers. — Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstatement

Noun

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

Definition of misrepresentation

Noun

Response teams have been battling armed conflict, poor roads and violence from residents fueled by mistrust and misinformation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments largely criticize Fox News for allegedly spreading fear and misinformation, particularly regarding unrest in France and American cities.

— Albert Samaha, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 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

The Chinese government has refuted the claims as lies and defended its practice and policy in Xinjiang as fighting terror and ensuring stability.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Paytas alleged that Ethan would spread lies about her family after the podcast ended and mocked her most traumatizing moments, like being molested by a teacher as a child.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of lie

Noun

The students maintain that the conversations consisted largely of deliberately provocative jokes, internet memes and political exaggerations that were never intended as genuine threats.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Maybe not laugh-out-loud humor, though that’s there, but other forms of humor like wit, deadpan, understatement, exaggeration, recognition, irony.

— Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of exaggeration

Noun

The background street gets wildly warped from distortion, and anything outside of the center suffers some detail loss.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Per the devices’ product pages, the speakers have lossless HD audio, Advanced Room Adaptation, and features for fighting noise distortion.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026

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