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misguide

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Synonyms & Antonyms of misguide

to cause to believe what is untrue

we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza

Synonyms for misguide

bamboozle,
beguile,
bluff,
buffalo,
burn,
catch,
con,
cozen,
deceive,
delude,
dupe,
fake out,
fool,
gaff,
gammon,
gull,
have,
have on
[chiefly British],
hoax,
hoodwink,
hornswoggle,
humbug,
juggle,
misinform,
mislead,
snooker,
snow,
spoof,
string along,
suck in,
sucker,
take in,
trick

Words Related to misguide

kid,
put on,
tease

bleed,
cheat,
chisel,
defraud,
diddle,
euchre,
fleece,
flimflam,
hustle,
mulct,
rook,
shortchange,
skin,
squeeze,
stick,
sting,
swindle

Phrases Synonymous with misguide

do a number on,
lead one down the garden path
(also lead one up the garden path),
pull one's leg,
pull the wool over one's eyes

Near Antonyms for misguide

debunk,
expose,
reveal,
show up,
uncloak,
uncover,
unmask

disclose,
divulge,
tell,
unveil

disabuse,
disenchant,
disillusion

Antonyms for misguide

undeceive

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“Misguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguide. Accessed 1 Dec. 2021.

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The first known use of misguide was in the 14th century

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