misrepresents
Gives false picture
Misrepresents means to give a false or misleading account of something.
A salesman misrepresents a product by exaggerating its features.
A politician misrepresents an opponent's record.
The word implies distortion rather than outright fabrication—bending the truth rather than inventing it whole: The article misrepresents what I actually said.
Misrepresents or deforms
- twistsRotational bends or turns
- skewsDistorts or angles
- warpsBends from original shape
- slantsAngles from horizontal
bends · colors · contorts · perverts · misshapes · mangles · spins · biases
Alters to deceive
- fabricatesCreates falsely or manufactures
- misstatesExpresses inaccurately
- misreportsGives inaccurate accounts
- misquotesRepeats words inaccurately
fudges · invents · concocts · counterfeits · forges · doctors · manufactures · deceives
Causes false belief
- deceivesCauses false belief
- misinformsGives incorrect information
- deludesTricks into false belief
- beguilesDeceives by charming
hoodwinks · bamboozles · dupes · tricks · fools · confuses · obfuscates · obscures
Overstates for effect
- overstatesRepresents as greater than reality
- understatesPresents as less important
- inflatesFills with gas
- deflatesReleases air from
minimizes · magnifies · amplifies · hyperbolizes · dramatizes · overplays · downplays · misestimates
distorts
Misrepresents or deforms
slants · bends · colors · contorts · perverts · misshapes · mangles · spins · biases · taints
falsifies
Alters to deceive
- fabricatesCreates falsely or manufactures
- misstatesExpresses inaccurately
- misreportsGives inaccurate accounts
misquotes · fudges · invents · concocts · counterfeits · forges · doctors · manufactures · deceives · lies
misleads
Causes false belief
- deceivesCauses false belief
- misinformsGives incorrect information
- deludesTricks into false belief
beguiles · hoodwinks · bamboozles · dupes · tricks · fools · confuses · obfuscates · obscures · misdirects
exaggerates
Overstates for effect
- overstatesRepresents as greater than reality
- understatesPresents as less important
- inflatesFills with gas
deflates · minimizes · magnifies · amplifies · hyperbolizes · dramatizes · overplays · downplays · misestimates · miscalculates
misrepresentsportrays
Performs as another
shows · documents · represents · depicts · reflects
misrepresentssets the record straight
discloses · reveals · clarifies · comes clean · corrects
misrepresent, misrepresentation, misrepresented, misrepresenting, misrepresenter, misrepresentative