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noun

plural of misreport
as in misstatements

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verb

present tense third-person singular of misreport
as in misleads

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misreports
  1. misinformation
  2. misleads
  3. misrepresentations
  4. distorts
  5. distortions
  6. deceives
  7. inaccuracies
  8. obscures
Noun
  • But the experience didn’t keep her away from Facebook groups where people continue to spread misinformation about raw milk and advertise it for sale.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Many news consumers have turned their attention to social media for critical information, which has, at times, allowed misinformation to spread quickly.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of misinformation
Verb
  • If a deepfake inflicts commercial damage or misleads consumers, businesses can pursue civil claims for defamation or false light, alongside federal trademark suits under the Lanham Act.
    — Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Taking a massive bite outta Meta’s bottom line, state attorneys general like California’s Rob Bonta (hello David Ellison, see you soon) and his colleagues in Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey allege the Zuckerberg outfit actively misleads consumers.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Definition of misleads
Noun
  • The lawsuit accuses Roblox and Discord of wrongful death, fraudulent concealment and misrepresentations, negligent misrepresentation and strict liability.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Definition of misrepresentations
Verb
  • The importance of his work, the difficulty of it—the Hollywood reverence almost distorts it.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But this perception completely distorts what most Palestinians believe and are prepared to accept.
    — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of distorts
Noun
  • These are two examples of politicians' truths among a plethora of others that are really lies, distortions, deceptions and desecrations of the citizens' trust in them.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • That is because taking something in 3D, like Earth, and drawing it in flat 2D as a map is always going to result in distortions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of distortions
Verb
  • The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of deceives
Noun
  • Many users express frustration with AI's inaccuracies, misleading information, and the intrusive nature of AI summaries.
    — Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The inaccuracies of the old map include the shortening of Africa, and the relative expansion of North America and Eurasia.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of inaccuracies
Verb
  • Both sides have been accused of serious violations, but Hudson told Fox News Digital that treating their records as interchangeable obscures an important distinction.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a certain philosophy to dressing the body in Japan where the clothing obscures the body.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
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