Synonyms of misstated

misstated

verb

past tense of misstate

as in misrepresented

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

• misrepresented
• distorted
• misinterpreted
• obscured
• falsified
• complicated
• twisted
• perverted
• cooked
• slanted
• confused
• garbled
• colored
• warped
• fudged
• censored
• mistook
• misrelated
• bent
• disguised
• misspoke
• masked
• mistranslated
• lied
• veiled
• misdescribed
• camouflaged
• belied
• whitewashed
• dissembled
• mystified
• glossed (over)
• confounded
• bowdlerized
• mixed (up)
• fibbed
• equivocated
• prevaricated
• paltered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explained
• interpreted
• clarified
• illustrated
• cleared (up)
• illuminated
• spelled out
• deciphered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misstated

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, 1 Oct. 2026

Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this article misstated that fact. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

An earlier version of this article misstated which New York location the Kusama exhibition will appear at. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

The email version of this misstated the investment threshold on one reference. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

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