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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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