MISSPOKE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

misspoke

verb

past tense of misspeak

as in misinterpreted

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Without a way to connect those relationships, critical context gets lost, or misinterpreted, at every handoff.

— Tom Dunlop, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
But in my experience, if used on its own to diagnose, it can be easily misinterpreted.

— Andrew McLean, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of misinterpreted

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An article on Wednesday about the repatriation of migrants to Malaysia misstated the United Nations’ position on whether the Rohingya community had suffered a genocide.

— New York Times, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this article misstated that fact.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of misstated

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Hochman said Zhang and Xuan often misrepresented themselves to the surrogate mothers of their children.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Meta, meanwhile, agreed last month to pay up to $17 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by a host of states that alleged the company misrepresented the extent of child mental health harms caused by apps like Facebook and Instagram.

— Jonathan Vanian,Ari Levy, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of misrepresented

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Lazzarini’s nine artworks on display, curated by John Ravenal, are convoluted and contorted, distorted into impossible shapes that challenge perception.

— Kim Córdova, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Ramirez’s two classmates, an Asian woman and a white man, remained in the edited version, but they were changed to appear thinner, and their facial features were noticeably distorted.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of distorted

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Grilled chicken cooked the day prior found in a plastic container with lid inside the sandwich prep cooler.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The claims were made by four inmates who apparently inhabit the same unit as the Grammy-winner, including one who cooked for Combs on makeshift heating elements, offering up dishes like curry chicken, pizza and empanadas.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of cooked

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In earlier local elections, ballot boxes were stuffed or stolen, and paper ballots were routinely falsified, according to Brazil's electoral authority.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
In earlier elections, ballot boxes were stuffed or stolen, and individual votes were routinely falsified, according to Brazil’s electoral authority.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of falsified

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