misleads (Meaning)
misleads
to lead into a mistaken action or belief, to create a false impression compare deceive, to lead astray, to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief, to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief often by deliberate deceit
Synonyms & Antonyms of misleads
Synonyms:
- bleeds
- hustles
- diddles
- has
- sticks
- catches
- hoaxes
- does a number on
- shortchanges
- cons
- snookers
- puts on
- snows
- squeezes
- cheats
- gulls
- leads one down the garden path
- spoofs
- pulls one's leg
- gaffs
- buffaloes
- burns
- swindles
- takes in
- hornswoggles
- has on
- fakes out
- leads one up the garden path
- cozens
- pulls the wool over one's eyes
- suckers
- bluffs
- gammons
- defrauds
- strings along
- humbugs
Antonyms:
misleads Sentence Examples
- The advertisement misleads customers by exaggerating the product's benefits.
- The politician's rhetoric misleads the public into believing a false narrative.
- The scientific study misleads readers by omitting crucial data.
- The salesperson's jargon misleads clients into signing a contract they don't fully understand.
- The social media post misleads followers by presenting a distorted perspective.
- The article's headline misleads readers into expecting a different topic than what it delivers.
- The company's financial statements mislead investors by hiding losses and inflating profits.
- The teacher's guidance misleads students by giving them incorrect information.
- The witness's testimony misleads the court by providing fabricated details.
- The rumor misleads the community by spreading unfounded accusations.
FAQs About the word misleads
to lead into a mistaken action or belief, to create a false impression compare deceive, to lead astray, to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action
fools,deceives, tricks, bamboozles, sucks in, hoodwinks,misinforms, juggles, kids, beguiles
discloses, unmasks, debunks, tells, exposes,reveals, uncovers, undeceives, divulges,shows up
The advertisement misleads customers by exaggerating the product's benefits.
The politician's rhetoric misleads the public into believing a false narrative.
The scientific study misleads readers by omitting crucial data.
The salesperson's jargon misleads clients into signing a contract they don't fully understand.
