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misrepresenting

ADJECTIVE
lying
Synonyms
STRONGEST
misleading
STRONG
dissembling dissimulating double-crossing double-dealing equivocating falsifying fibbing inventing misstating prevaricating two-timing wrong
WEAK
committing perjury deceitful deceptive delusive delusory false guileful mendacious perfidious shifty treacherous tricky two-faced unreliable untruthful
Antonyms
STRONG
honest
WEAK
direct frank
ADJECTIVE
perjurious
Synonyms
WEAK
committing perjury deceitful deceptive delusive delusory dissembling dissimulating double-crossing double-dealing equivocating false falsifying fibbing forsworn guileful inventing mendacious misleading misstating perfidious perjured prevaricating shifty treacherous tricky two-faced two-timing unreliable untruthful wrong

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Settlement talks collapsed in late August after Bonta accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting their discussions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Instead of a seller being fined for misrepresenting their goods, the shipment would be returned.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

But environmental groups have accused his companies of misrepresenting their assets to avoid paying environmental penalties.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

In the most heated exchanges, dealers accuse him of misrepresenting himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

Later editions of her Surinam book were needlessly reorganized according to different classification systems, garbling and misrepresenting her findings.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

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