What does "out of context" mean?

Without context that may be needed for understanding the original meaning.

What is a synonym for "out of context"?

Common synonyms include: irrelevant example, misquoted, noncontextually, uncontextualized.

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adverb

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Without context that may be needed for understanding the original meaning.
"They took his statements out of context and made him sound like an extremist."

"They took his statements out of context and made him sound like an extremist."