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Antonyms for misrepresent
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : mis-rep-ri-zent |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌmɪs rɛp rɪˈzɛnt |
Definition of misrepresent
Origin :- 1640s, from mis- (1) + represent. Related: Misrepresented; misrepresenting.
- verb lie
- And so the organ that represented the one, could not fail to misrepresent the other.
- Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller
- A fakir because you misrepresent, and a fool because you do not begin to understand the people.
- Extract from : « Frenzied Finance » by Thomas W. Lawson
- We are quite sure that he would not stoop to misrepresent it.
- Extract from : « The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 2 (of 4) » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
- First, because so to state it is to misrepresent the entire case.
- Extract from : « The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels » by John Burgon
- But you misrepresent it—there are modifying facts in the case.
- Extract from : « The Daughters of Danaus » by Mona Caird
- I know he does not intend to misrepresent me or other gentlemen.
- Extract from : « American Eloquence, Volume III. (of 4) » by Various
- No battle is ever fought that it is not for somebody's interest to misrepresent.
- Extract from : « Campfire and Battlefield » by Rossiter Johnson
- It would be difficult to misrepresent the case more completely.
- Extract from : « The Coming of the Fairies » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Perhaps I did misrepresent slightly the state of the parental exchequer.
- Extract from : « Nothing But the Truth » by Frederic S. Isham
- You begin by a harsh and worldly judgment, and it leads you to misrepresent all that follows.
- Extract from : « Demos » by George Gissing
Synonyms for misrepresent
- adulterate
- angle
- beard
- belie
- blarney
- blow smoke
- build up
- cheese
- cloak
- color
- con
- confuse
- cover up
- disguise
- distort
- dress
- embellish
- embroider
- equivocate
- exaggerate
- falsify
- garble
- mangle
- mask
- miscolor
- misinterpret
- misreport
- misstate
- overdraw
- overstate
- palter
- pervert
- phony up
- pirate
- prevaricate
- promote
- puff
- skew
- slant
- snow
- stretch
- trump up
- twist
- warp
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