FUDGING Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

fudging 1 of 2

noun

as in misrepresentation

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verb

present participle of fudge

as in weaseling

to avoid giving a definite answer or position the candidate was criticized for fudging on most of the questions during the debate

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as in cheating

to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal she's been fudging on her taxes for years

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as in misrepresenting

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of fudged the facts about his educational background so he could get the position

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Recent Examples of fudging

Noun

The primary visual trickery comes in the form of slowed or accelerated film stock, rather than obvious digital fudging. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025 But the number-fudging didn’t end there. — Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025

Verb

Like, in the movie version, the person playing Raffensperger might be fudging results while eating his catered lunch. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 For some of these inquiries, the read-in-between-the-lines accusation was that Neon is fudging the numbers. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026 No more tiny little pencils – or fudging those tallies. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, Charlotte’s husband is debriefing with Shaw, while obviously fudging the details of Pauly’s death. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025 Kennedy accused Monarez of fudging the reason she was dismissed. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025 This can be done daily, making the sensors timely and not subject to fudging or underreporting. — Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Trump alleged over Truth Social that the District has been fudging statistics to create the appearance that crime was on the decline. — Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025

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Noun

How Hiring Managers Mislead Job Candidates The Resume Genius report found that the most common form of misrepresentation was understating how difficult the role or team environment would be, cited by 32% of hiring managers.

— Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Howard brought claims for breach of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud and fraudulent misrepresentation against CAA.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of misrepresentation

Verb

In March, the owner of a Colorado funeral home was sentenced to 18 years in prison for mishandling nearly 190 dead bodies, cheating customers and defrauding the federal government through loan applications.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Trump has been accused of cheating at golf many times, but some pro golfers have praised his game.

— Tom D'Angelo, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheating

Verb

Jurors also found the NRA liable for mismanaging assets and misrepresenting information in its tax filings as a nonprofit charitable organization.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Plaintiffs alleged that the event promoters were negligent in failing to secure required permits, not providing adequate security or crowd control and misrepresenting the event as safe for families, according to the statement.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of misrepresenting

Noun

That means tighter control over pricing, more effective hedging and the ability to respond quickly as markets move.

— Eric Huttman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The play-by-play indexes that move throughout the course of each game will provide hedging vehicles and new investment opportunities this upcoming season.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of hedging

Verb

In November 2020, Lupe was in the final weeks of her pregnancy when dark spots began distorting her vision.

— Carina Heckert, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
The least costly and least distorting way to solve the entire financing gap is to extend Social Security's base beyond paychecks to capital income -- capital gains, dividends, interest and pass-through business income.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of distorting

Noun

Jason Arday, the sociologist who made history as Cambridge University's youngest Black professor, has resigned from the university after weeks of mounting accusations of plagiarism and fabrications in his biography.

— Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
The project follows Tesla’s move earlier this year to break ground on a research fabrication facility at the North Campus of Giga Texas.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

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