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Give a false or misleading account of the nature of

To describe or express in too exaggerated terms

To tell a lie or something that is untrue

To alter or manipulate, especially with the intention to deceive

To wrongly identify as someone or something else

To make hurtful and untrue comments about

To do an injustice to

To misrepresent oneself or something

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

Represent in a false, absurd, or distorted way

To make unclear or difficult to understand

To make a false show or pretense of

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Give a false or misleading account of the nature of

color^US

colour^UK

give a false account of

put words in someone's mouth

mold^US

mould^UK

quote

put the wrong slant on

dramatize^US

give a false impression of

romanticise^UK

dramatise^UK

romanticize^US

give a false picture of

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“He has also been quoted as being rather annoyed that the ID advocates continually misrepresent his views.”

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To describe or express in too exaggerated terms

colour^UK

dramatise^UK

dramatize^US

color^US

emphasise^UK

emphasize^US

romanticise^UK

romanticize^US

make too much of something

make a federal case of

lay it on with a trowel

blow something out of all proportion

blow up out of all proportion

lay it on with a shovel

lay on

make a production out of

draw the longbow

make a mountain out of a molehill

shoot a line

cook up

blow out of proportion

lay it on thick about

big up

make a drama out of a crisis

lay it on with a trowel about

make a big thing out of

belabour^UK

labor^US

labour^UK

belabor^US

attach too much weight to

lay too much emphasis on

harp on about

point up

place too much emphasis on

attach too much importance to

drive home

go on

make a song and dance about

make a fuss

spin

make a big deal out of something

maximize^US

maximise^UK

exaggerate information

make a performance of

ham it up

lay it on

play on heartstrings

make mountain out of molehill

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To tell a lie or something that is untrue

be economical with the truth

tell a lie

depart from the truth

tell a terminological inexactitude

tell a fib

create fiction

speak with forked tongue

tell a little white lie

pull the wool over someone's eyes

create out of thin air

phony^US

phoney^UK

put on the wrong track

perjure oneself

put up a front

put on

send on a wild goose chase

lead astray

lack candor

lie through one's teeth

lie under oath

swear falsely

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To alter or manipulate, especially with the intention to deceive

color^US

colour^UK

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To wrongly identify as someone or something else

put a wrong interpretation on

get the wrong idea about

receive a false impression

have wrong impression

be off the mark

be wrong about

get the wrong end of the stick

be barking up the wrong tree

get the wrong impression about

get hold of the wrong end of the stick

misreckon

get the wrong impression

take something the wrong way

get your lines crossed about

get your lines crossed

be at cross-purposes with

get your wires crossed

fail to understand

fail to appreciate

be misguided about

get a false impression of

make a wrong interpretation of

come to hasty conclusion

put foot in

get the wrong end of the stick about

drop the ball

jump to the wrong conclusion about

do someone an injustice

bark up wrong tree

miss by a mile

take out of context

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To make hurtful and untrue comments about

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

drag through the mire

run a smear campaign against

blacken someone's name

run smear campaign

sully someone's reputation

defame someone's character

rubbish

knock

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

criticise^UK

criticize^US

write false reports about

spread tales about

mark wrong

drag someone's name through the mud

drag name through mud

tarnish someone's name

taint someone's name

drag someone's name through the mire

cast aspersion

accuse falsely

spread lies about

injure the reputation of

soil someone's name

stain someone's good name

sully someone's name

blacken someone's character

minimize^US

minimise^UK

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

lay into

bag

pummel^US

monster

conduct a smear campaign against

pummelled^UK

trivialize^US

blacken the character of

trivialise^UK

marginalize^US

appal^UK

demonize^US

demonise^UK

marginalise^UK

appall^US

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

treat disrespectfully

throw shade

hurt somebody's feelings

put in a bad light

show up

shoot down

ruin the reputation of

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

damage someone's reputation

show in a bad light

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To do an injustice to

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To misrepresent oneself or something

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To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

temporize^US

temporise^UK

give a false colour to

balk^US

baulk^UK

play it close to the vest

not give a straight answer to

cop out of

beat around bush

beat about the bush about

dance around an issue

worm one's way out of

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To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

give wrong information to

lead down the garden path

lead up the garden path

put on the wrong track

put up smoke screen

give someone a bum steer

pull the wool over someone's eyes

throw off the scent

send on a wild goose chase

wrong steer

give the wrong impression

victimize^US

victimise^UK

outmaneuver^US

do someone in the eye

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Represent in a false, absurd, or distorted way

satirise^UK

satirize^US

sheik^US

sheikh^UK

do an impersonation of

symbolise^UK

symbolize^US

epitomize^US

epitomise^UK

follow the example of

do a take-off

behave like

take leaf out of book

incarnate

follow suit

phoney^UK

phony^US

try to be like

heckle

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To make unclear or difficult to understand

color^US

colour^UK

throw up smoke screen

render unintelligible

discolour^UK

discolor^US

baulk^UK

balk^US

cause to be at a stand

be all Greek to

make someone scratch their head

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To make a false show or pretense of

favor^US

favour^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

give the appearance of

make believe

go through the motions of

bear a resemblance to

come near

be the very picture of

follow the example of

epitomize^US

epitomise^UK

put up a smoke screen

pattern yourself after

tell a white lie

be the spitting image of

follow in the footsteps of

be the image of

take a leaf out of someone's book

have the look of

play the part

be the picture of

create out of thin air

plagiarize^US

plagiarise^UK

have the hallmarks of

be not dissimilar to

have all the hallmarks of

symbolise^UK

symbolize^US

fantasize^US

satirize^US

go through the motions

put on a false display

rip off

pattern oneself on

have on the appearance of

take on the appearance of

minimize^US

follow in someone's steps

minimise^UK

fantasise^UK

sweep under the carpet

take leaf out of book

assume the character of

satirise^UK

build castles in Spain

build castles in the air

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