garble | Definition of garble

Synonyms and Antonyms of garble

1 to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

the candidate complained that his views had been deliberately garbled by his opponent

Synonyms of garble

bend, color, cook, distort, falsify, fudge, misinterpret, misrelate, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, slant, twist, warp

Words Related to garble

misdescribe, misspeak, mistranslate

belie, camouflage, disguise, dissemble, gloss (over), mask, veil, whitewash

bowdlerize, censor

complicate, confound, confuse, mistake, mix (up)

mystify, obscure

equivocate, fib, lie, palter, prevaricate

Near Antonyms of garble

clarify, clear (up), explain, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, spell out

2 to remove usually visible impurities from

garbled spices are less likely to contaminate a recipe

Synonyms of garble

clarify, clear, distill (also distil), filter, fine, purify

Words Related to garble

process, rectify, refine

clean, cleanse, decontaminate, elutriate, purge, wash

bolt, screen, sieve, sift

disinfect, sanitize

Near Antonyms of garble

cloud, dull, muddy

contaminate, dirty, soil

defile, pollute, taint

begrime, besmirch, foul, sully