as in misleading
tending or having power to deceive
the deluding appearance of the surface of the river, which is actually quite fast-moving
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as in fooling
to cause to believe what is untrue
we deluded ourselves into thinking that the ice cream wouldn't affect our diet
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Recent Examples of deluding
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Or deluding themselves along with him.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
This might not be a circumstance where the AI would shine in aiding the mental health of the user (or, on the other side of the coin, deluding them and entrapping them).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Or deluding themselves along with him.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluding
Adjective
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The lawsuit claims several pieces of the ballot summary are misleading.—
Gray Rohrer,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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But even if the court finds the ballot summary is misleading, that wouldn't erase the measure from the ballot.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The other is fooling humans, particularly the dwindling number of journalists, critics, and other gatekeepers who are still capable of conferring legitimacy by paying attention.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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After killing Minnesota’s first power play, the Avalanche opened the scoring when defenseman Sam Malinski scored his first career playoff goal, fooling Wallstedt with a rising wrist shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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The deceptive piece is the marketing.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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Manaea’s delivery is deceptive because there is crossfire action from a low slot.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Posts from other Knicks fans say the user tried tricking them as well.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Such techniques typically work by tricking the user into approving a request to approve a device owned by the attacker instead.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Baldoni denied the allegations and maintained that Lively's claims were false.—
Janelle Ash , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Baldoni filed a countersuit in January 2025 for civil extortion, defamation and false light.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Verb
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But O’Malley writes that this is deceiving.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 2026
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He was also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condo deposits and then misappropriated those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.—
Jay Weaver
June 6,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Deluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluding. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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