misleading Antonyms
Strongest:
- straightforward
- frank
- straight
- illuminating
- illuminating
- open
- forthright
- direct
- plain
- straight
- plain
- nondeceptive
- explanatory
- candid
- explanatory
- frank
- nondeceptive
- direct
- open
- aboveboard
- candid
- outspoken
- straightforward
- outspoken
- forthright
- aboveboard
Strong:
- revealing
- openhearted
- openhearted
- trustworthy
- plainspoken
- revealing
- clarifying
- clarifying
- truthful
- honest
- trustworthy
- plainspoken
- honest
- revelatory
- truthful
- revelatory
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- incorrect
- delusive
- delusory
- specious
- inaccurate
- deceitful
- beguiling
- ambiguous
- deceiving
- fallacious
- fraudulent
Weak:
- puzzling
- jive
- cunning
- artful
- phony
- lying
- perplexing
- subtle
- wrong
- spurious
- duplicitous
- underhand
- feigned
- faithless
- fake
- subtile
- sneaky
- shifty
- artificial
- perfidious
- treacherous
- shady
- bewildering
- ambidextrous
- counterfeit
- tricky
- mendacious
- confounding
- dissembling
- untruthful
- crafty
- insidious
- insincere
- knavish
- untrustworthy
- hypocritical
- equivocal
- phoney
- forged
- bogus
- wily
- sham
- deluding
- crooked
- slick
- dishonest
- distracting
- underhanded
- devious
- trick
- foxy
- sly
- defrauding
- guileful
- evasive
- trickish
Meaning of misleading
misleading (s)
designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
misleading (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mislead
misleading (a.)
Leading astray; delusive.
misleading Sentence Examples
- The advertisement was misleading, promising results that the product couldn't deliver.
- His facial expression was misleading; he seemed calm, but his eyes betrayed his nervousness.
- The headline was misleading, suggesting a scandal where there was none.
- The map was misleading, leading us to take the wrong turn.
- She gave a misleading answer to avoid revealing the truth.
- The statistics presented in the report were misleading, as they didn't account for important variables.
- His charming demeanor was misleading; underneath, he was quite manipulative.
- The product packaging was misleading, making it appear larger than it actually was.
- Her statement was misleading, implying she had completed the project when she hadn't even started.
- The movie trailer was misleading, making the film seem like a comedy when it was actually a drama.
FAQs About the word misleading
designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertentlyof Mislead, Leading astray; delusive.
deceptive, false,incorrect, delusive, delusory, specious, inaccurate, deceitful, beguiling, ambiguous
straightforward, frank, straight, illuminating, illuminating, open, forthright, direct, plain, straight
The advertisement was misleading, promising results that the product couldn't deliver.
His facial expression was misleading; he seemed calm, but his eyes betrayed his nervousness.
The headline was misleading, suggesting a scandal where there was none.
The map was misleading, leading us to take the wrong turn.
