Synonyms for garble
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
He's garbled the details, but the outline of the story is still pretty clear.
Related words
- Word family
- garbled
- Other spellings
- jarble
Forms
- Past participle
- garbled
e.g. garbled → falsified, distorted, misrepresented, corrupted…
Example sentences
- distort Get the facts first. You can distort them later.
- misrepresent Journalists need to be careful not to misrepresent information.
- scramble A failed omelet makes a pretty good scramble.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| garble | steady | |
| distort | steady | |
| misrepresent | steady | |
| misstate | steady | |
| scramble | rising | |
| misquote | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- warp1
- 5 letters
- color2, fudge1, wrest1
- 6 letters
- colour2, wrench1
- 7 letters
- torture2, corrupt2, pervert2, distort2, falsify3
- 8 letters
- scramble2, mutilate3, misquote2, misstate2
- 12 letters
- misrepresent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (color2 = 2 syllables).