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Synonyms for misrepresentation

noun

counterfeit, untruth, mask, cloak, mendacity, deceit, dissembling, disguise, simulation, feigning, misstatement, distortion, falsification, understatement, overdrawing, exaggeration, caricature, travesty, burlesque, parody, extravaganza, imitation, bad likeness, misapprehension, misconception, misunderstanding, misapplication, misinterpretation, misconstruction, misguidance, misdirection, perversion, sophistry, phoney*, lollapalooza*, barnumism*; see also deception 1, lie 1.

Antonyms truth*, honesty*, candor.

See misrepresentation in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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