misstating
Getting facts wrong
Misstating is saying something incorrectly or inaccurately, whether through error or intent.
The word often appears in legal and financial contexts where precision matters: The CEO was accused of misstating the company's earnings.
Unlike lying, misstating doesn't necessarily imply deliberate deception—you can misstate facts through carelessness or ignorance.
Portraying something inaccurately
- falsifyingMaking intentionally untrue
- lyingStating known falsehoods
- fabricatingManufacturing falsely
- distortingMisshaping or falsifying
twisting · misquoting · misreporting · perjuring · deceiving · fibbing · prevaricating · inventing
False or misleading statement
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
- untruthA false statement
- errorFault in communication
distortion · fabrication · lie · fib · exaggeration · misinformation · disinformation · misquotation
Inaccurate mental retrieval
- misspeakingErring in speech
- blunderingActing with clumsy incompetence
- erringMaking mistakes
- confusingCausing mental uncertainty
mistaking · flubbing · bungling · garbling · muddling · misrecalling · misunderstanding · misreading
Withdrawing a statement
- correctingMaking accurate again
- clarifyingMaking something understandable
- amendingModifying to improve
- revisingAltering to improve
rectifying · apologizing · backtracking · walking back · redacting · editing · updating · restating
misrepresenting
Portraying something inaccurately
- falsifyingMaking intentionally untrue
- lyingStating known falsehoods
- fabricatingManufacturing falsely
distorting · twisting · misquoting · misreporting · perjuring · deceiving · fibbing · prevaricating · inventing · embellishing
misrepresentation
False or misleading statement
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
- untruthA false statement
error · distortion · fabrication · lie · fib · exaggeration · misinformation · disinformation · misquotation · canard
misremembering
Inaccurate mental retrieval
- misspeakingErring in speech
- blunderingActing with clumsy incompetence
- erringMaking mistakes
confusing · mistaking · flubbing · bungling · garbling · muddling · misrecalling · misunderstanding · misreading · miscalculating
retracting
Withdrawing a statement
- correctingMaking accurate again
- clarifyingMaking something understandable
- amendingModifying to improve
revising · rectifying · apologizing · backtracking · walking back · redacting · editing · updating · restating · rephrasing
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