Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinform
Verb
  • As Venus clashes with Pluto, looks can be deceiving.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Their favorite strategies for deceiving or undermining cyber-defense systems and applications include self-modifying malware and automated phishing efforts.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • His impersonation is so convincing that Lu and Shin are initially fooled.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
  • The Mets couldn’t pick up his slider and were fooled on his changeup.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • In the ensuing hours, Hernandez asked several times to go home, said the officers were trying to trick him, sobbed, clutched at his stomach, lay on the floor in a fetal position, had a fentanyl patch placed on his chest to treat his chronic pain, and mentioned his mental illness diagnoses.
    Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 July 2025
  • In the series, Haddix revealed to the audience that Tonka was alive and celebrated her tricking the court.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • Mark Lippman, Boca Raton A message to young Democrats: You’ve been misled and bamboozled long enough.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Holmes is serving more than 11 years in federal prison after being convicted of fraud for misleading investors into believing her company had developed a medical device that could detect various diseases and conditions from only a few drops of blood.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Misinform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinform. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.

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