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Antonyms for misspeak
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : mis-speek |
| Phonetic Transcription : mɪsˈspik |
Definition of misspeak
Origin :- late 14c., "to say amiss," also "to speak insultingly," from mis- (1) + speak. Related: Misspeaking; misspoken. Old English missprecan meant "to grumble, murmur."
- As in indiscretion : noun mistake
- As in lie : verb tell an untruth
- As in prevaricate : verb deceive; stretch the truth
Synonyms for misspeak
- be untruthful
- bear false witness
- beat around the bush
- beg the question
- beguile
- belie
- break promise
- BS
- bull
- bumble
- cavil
- con
- concoct
- crudeness
- deceive
- delude
- dissemble
- dissimulate
- distort
- dodge
- dropping the ball
- dumb move
- dupe
- equivocate
- error
- evade
- exaggerate
- excitability
- fabricate
- fake
- falsify
- faux pas
- fib
- folly
- fool mistake
- foolishness
- forswear
- foul-up
- frame
- fudge
- gaffe
- garble
- gaucherie
- go back on
- goof
- hastiness
- hedge
- imprudence
- indiscreetness
- ingenuousness
- invent
- jive
- lapse
- lie
- make believe
- malign
- miscue
- misguide
- misinform
- misinstruct
- misjudgment
- mislead
- misrepresent
- misspeak
- misstate
- naiveté
- overdraw
- palter
- perjure
- pervert
- phony
- phony up
- plant
- prevaricate
- promote
- put on
- put up a front
- quibble
- rashness
- recklessness
- screw-up
- shift
- shuffle
- simple-mindedness
- slip
- slip of the tongue
- slip-up
- snow
- soft-soap
- string along
- stumble
- stupidity
- tactlessness
- tergiversate
- thoughtlessness
- unseemliness
- victimize
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