Synonyms of misguided

misguided 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in confused

Related Words

• confused
• misinformed
• erroneous
• mistaken
• incorrect
• misled
• wrong
• inaccurate
• untrue
• deluded
• inexact
• false
• deceived
• duped
• tricked

Dissimilar Words

• correct
• right
• true
• accurate
• exact
• precise
• informed

2

as in misleading

Related Words

• misleading
• unreasoned
• irrational
• ill-advised
• specious
• inconsistent
• illogical
• unconsidered
• unreasonable
• sophistic
• half-baked
• foolish
• fallacious
• asinine
• absurd
• meaningless
• unreasoning
• nonsensical
• illegitimate
• silly
• nonrational
• eristic
• inconsequential
• weak
• unusual
• unsound
• preposterous
• invalid
• inconsequent
• surreal
• random
• strange
• wacky
• senseless
• insane
• disorganized
• mad
• weird
• nutty
• reasonless
• odd
• unconvincing
• disordered
• inexplicable
• peculiar
• unaccountable
• rambling
• Kafkaesque
• unexplainable

Dissimilar Words

• reasonable
• logical
• rational
• valid
• wise
• sound
• sensible
• justified
• enlightened
• sane
• reasoned
• sober
• informed
• well-founded
• just
• well-grounded
• commonsense
• clear
• certain
• plausible
• convincing
• true
• solid
• persuasive
• compelling
• organized
• credible
• sure
• satisfying
• cogent
• ordered
• demonstrated
• confirmed
• established
• validated
• substantiated
• corroborated

misguided

2 of 2

verb

past tense of misguide

as in deceived

to cause to believe what is untrue

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deceived
• tricked
• fooled
• misinformed
• deluded
• misled
• duped
• teased
• suckered
• kidded
• sucked in
• bamboozled
• humbugged
• snookered
• hoodwinked
• gulled
• strung along
• stung
• beguiled
• hornswoggled
• hoaxed
• conned
• faked out
• cheated
• cozened
• buffaloed
• juggled
• spoofed
• bluffed
• had on
• gaffed
• took in
• snowed
• gammoned
• caught
• burned
• had
• did a number on
• led one down the garden path
• pulled one's leg
• pulled the wool over one's eyes
• stuck
• shortchanged
• put on
• flimflammed
• defrauded
• swindled
• fleeced
• mulcted
• rooked
• chiseled
• hustled
• euchred
• diddled
• bled
• skinned
• squeezed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undeceived
• revealed
• exposed
• uncovered
• debunked
• showed up
• unmasked
• told
• disillusioned
• disclosed
• divulged
• unveiled
• disenchanted
• disabused
• uncloaked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misguided

Adjective

There’s an old story about a shoemaker who’s selling shoes at a loss under the misguided belief that the volume of sales will make up for the drop in revenue. — Bar Maimon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

But government alone cannot fix this, even though politicians’ short-sighted and misguided policies have contributed to this problem. — Eric Khant, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Verb

As if Toy Story 5 is saying that, sure, Jessie was abandoned, leading to a lifetime of trust issues, but Emily really did care about her, and therefore Jessie’s heartbreak ever since has been misguided. — Barry Levitt, Time, 19 June 2026

But is their confidence misguided? — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 June 2026