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

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Noun

Other bills are being led by Democrats in Congress, including the AI Ads Act, which is looking to expand current bans on campaign misrepresentation to include generative AI content.

— Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of misrepresentation

Noun

The complex ways data centers use water have left room for misinformation from both the builders and those fighting against them.

— Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
As somebody who has spent a lot of time covering misinformation, part of me doesn’t know if this has a lot of social value.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Nov. 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

To justify a top-down overhaul, some have levied sweeping attacks, rhetoric and clear exaggerations against the traditional system.

— Eric Wargotz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
Without exaggeration, no single other sports accessory has become such a permanent fixture of everyday style.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of exaggeration

Noun

That low, the rays must pass through a much thicker layer of the atmosphere than when the sun is higher in the sky, increasing the light distortion that complicates photography.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
In an age of denial, distortion and flagrant ahistoricism, the survival of fact depends on those willing to establish it, repeat it and refuse to be shaken.

— Natalie Livingstone, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

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