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