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as in misleading
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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
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Recent Examples of misguided
Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 May 2025
The deep thinkers laughed at Reagan, and then somberly warned that such language was not only misguided but provocative, as if the Kremlin would be more aggressive as a result of the president’s speech.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
This misguided individual, as well as others, hold a general population accountable for the actions of an entire nation.
—Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Legislators defend Senate Bill 180 Despite complaints from governments across the state, the bill’s sponsors argue that the criticisms are misguided or can be fixed next session.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
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That misguided quality extends to a hilarious episode in which Ava tries to give herself a makeover to impress an old flame who is coming on her show.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 May 2025
The deep thinkers laughed at Reagan, and then somberly warned that such language was not only misguided but provocative, as if the Kremlin would be more aggressive as a result of the president’s speech.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
This misguided individual, as well as others, hold a general population accountable for the actions of an entire nation.
—Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Legislators defend Senate Bill 180 Despite complaints from governments across the state, the bill’s sponsors argue that the criticisms are misguided or can be fixed next session.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguided
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The Justice Department similarly told the Supreme Court that some lower courts are confused about how to evaluate multiple IQ tests under Supreme Court rules for what counts as cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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It’s become the subject of much conversation at Variety, and Erickson is similarly confused.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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Cleveland also warned that users may fail to consider emoji strings to be actual passwords, and so could be deceived via phishing campaigns to share emoji passwords.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The states pressing the suits, including California and New Jersey, say the companies deceived consumers about the risks posed by fossil fuels.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Some Kremlin officials have called Trump misinformed about what is happening.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
29 May 2025
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The new changes to the COVID vaccine policy follow a history of false and misinformed claims Kennedy has made about COVID vaccines.—
Tom Norton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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But at these later stages, none of the remaining instances were in an erroneous state.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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Meta said that its new policies had helped reduce erroneous content removals in the US by half without broadly exposing users to more offensive content than before the changes.—
Paresh Dave,
Wired News,
29 May 2025
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To many watching, Elon Musk’s decision to publicly insult President Trump seemed self-destructive, if not outright irrational.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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And then the irrational with the Tom Thibodeau move.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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Also, unlike its many imposters (and there are many similar looking wireless lamps out there, so don’t be fooled), the Poldina comes with a 1-year warranty on the battery and a 2-year warranty for any defects.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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Heat star Tyler Herro admitted to being fooled earlier this month, while a post from the account instigated a war of words between Kevin Garnett and Draymond Green.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This is the most short-sighted and ill-advised cost-cutting measure.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Following the path that the previous director had taken would have been ill-advised.—
Janine Schindler,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The fee, which is over $17, came after years of incorrect reservations, Vincent told local outlet France Bleu.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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More: Biden to create two new national monuments in California The Justice Department determined an opinion from the U.S. Attorney General nearly a century ago was incorrect.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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“Misguided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguided. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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