mislead (Meaning)
mislead (v)
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
give false or misleading information to
mislead (v. t.)
To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.
Synonyms & Antonyms of mislead
Synonyms:
- do a number on
- lead one down the garden path
- have
- lead one up the garden path
- gammon
- shortchange
- sting
- stick
- pull the wool over one's eyes
- diddle
- mulct
- juggle
- snow
- hornswoggle
- cozen
- put on
- buffalo
- burn
- gull
- defraud
- have on
- catch
- swindle
- bleed
- take in
- gaff
- fake out
- spoof
- string along
- pull one's leg
- snooker
Antonyms:
mislead Sentence Examples
- The cunning salesperson misled the unsuspecting customer with false promises.
- The politician's deceptive speech misled the public into believing a distorted truth.
- The faulty data misled the researchers, leading them to flawed conclusions.
- The misleading advertisement created the false impression that the product was superior to others.
- The scammer misled the victim into sending money, claiming to be a legitimate charity.
- The inaccurate map misled travelers, causing them to get lost in unfamiliar territory.
- The ambiguous statement misled readers, leaving them confused about the intended meaning.
- The misleading headline sensationalized the news story, attracting attention but distorting the facts.
- The misinformed guide misled tourists, providing them with incorrect historical information.
- The unreliable witness misled the jury, compromising the fairness of the trial.
FAQs About the word mislead
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions, give false or misleading information toTo lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; t
trick, fool,deceive, beguile, dupe, hoax, bamboozle, suck in, delude, bluff
tell, show up, expose, uncover, undeceive, tell,undeceive, disclose, unmask, unmask
The cunning salesperson misled the unsuspecting customer with false promises.
The politician's deceptive speech misled the public into believing a distorted truth.
The faulty data misled the researchers, leading them to flawed conclusions.
The misleading advertisement created the false impression that the product was superior to others.
