misleading Antonyms
Strongest:
- frank
- explanatory
- open
- nondeceptive
- forthright
- direct
- illuminating
- aboveboard
- plain
- aboveboard
- candid
- illuminating
- outspoken
- straight
- candid
- straight
- direct
- straightforward
- frank
- plain
- open
- straightforward
- explanatory
- outspoken
- nondeceptive
- forthright
Strong:
- trustworthy
- plainspoken
- truthful
- openhearted
- honest
- revelatory
- truthful
- openhearted
- clarifying
- revelatory
- revealing
- clarifying
- trustworthy
- honest
- revealing
- plainspoken
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- fallacious
- beguiling
- ambiguous
- delusory
- delusive
- deceitful
- incorrect
- deceiving
- inaccurate
- fraudulent
- specious
Weak:
- perplexing
- phony
- phoney
- forged
- untrustworthy
- insidious
- lying
- counterfeit
- subtile
- perfidious
- shifty
- dissembling
- crafty
- fake
- underhanded
- puzzling
- crooked
- mendacious
- subtle
- hypocritical
- ambidextrous
- spurious
- feigned
- faithless
- equivocal
- jive
- tricky
- deluding
- guileful
- confounding
- duplicitous
- foxy
- sly
- wily
- dishonest
- sham
- sneaky
- trickish
- artificial
- evasive
- untruthful
- devious
- wrong
- bogus
- treacherous
- shady
- bewildering
- artful
- distracting
- cunning
- trick
- knavish
- insincere
- slick
- defrauding
- underhand
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, fallacious, beguiling, ambiguous, delusory, delusive, deceitful,incorrect, deceiving
frank, explanatory, open, nondeceptive, forthright, direct, illuminating, aboveboard, plain, aboveboard
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.
