misdescribes
Gets details wrong
Misdescribes means to describe something inaccurately or incorrectly.
The prefix mis- signals error or wrongness: The listing misdescribes the property as having three bedrooms when it only has two.
Someone who misdescribes may be careless, mistaken, or deliberately deceptive.
Expresses inaccurately
- errsMakes mistakes
- blundersSerious mistakes from carelessness
- misidentifiesIncorrectly recognizes something
- mislabelsMarks with wrong identifiers
gets wrong · misnames · miscounts · miscalculates · misattributes · misquotes · misinforms · mistakes
Depicts inaccurately or deceptively
- exaggeratesOverstates for effect
- twistsRotational bends or turns
- warpsBends from original shape
- skewsDistorts or angles
embellishes · overstates · understates · caricatures · misconstrues · mischaracterizes · slants · spins
Deliberate untruths
- fabricatesCreates falsely or manufactures
- falsifiesAlters to deceive
- deceivesCauses false belief
- misleadsCauses false belief
dissembles · prevaricates · fibs · invents · concocts · makes up · covers up · whitewashes
misstates
Expresses inaccurately
- errsMakes mistakes
- blundersSerious mistakes from carelessness
- misidentifiesIncorrectly recognizes something
gets wrong · mislabels · misnames · miscounts · miscalculates · misattributes · misquotes · misinforms · mistakes · confuses
misrepresents
Depicts inaccurately or deceptively
- exaggeratesOverstates for effect
- twistsRotational bends or turns
- warpsBends from original shape
skews · embellishes · overstates · understates · caricatures · misconstrues · mischaracterizes · slants · spins · colors
lies
Deliberate untruths
- fabricatesCreates falsely or manufactures
- falsifiesAlters to deceive
- deceivesCauses false belief
misleads · dissembles · prevaricates · fibs · invents · concocts · makes up · covers up · whitewashes · obfuscates
misdescribesrepresents
Stands in for
describes · reports · depicts · chronicles