Synonyms & related words for misquote

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of misquote — including misconstrue, misunderstand, misstate, misrepresent, misapprehend, misreport. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to misquote

Explore words related to misquote — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include misquotation, quote, quotation, paraphrase, paraphraser, paraphrasable, paraphrast, unquote. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for misquote

Common synonyms for misquote include misconstrue, misunderstand, misstate, misrepresent, misapprehend, misreport — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does misquote come from?

The word misquote breaks down into 2 roots of Germanic and Latin origin: mis-, from Germanic missi (“wrongly, badly”); and -quot, from Latin quot (“how many”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.