as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
had been misinformed about the purpose of the meeting and walked in on what was a surprise birthday party
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Recent Examples of misinformed
Ralph Clark, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Abandoning diversity, equity, and inclusion despite the supporting evidence is just as absurd as abandoning promising mRNA vaccine technology based on misinformed public belief.
—Jenna Norton, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
Sanat Pai Raikarall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
Popov did just that, only to be misinformed.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Residents are not misinformed but, rather, are responding to real experiences that traditional data does not fully capture.
—Ralph Clark, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Abandoning diversity, equity, and inclusion despite the supporting evidence is just as absurd as abandoning promising mRNA vaccine technology based on misinformed public belief.
—Jenna Norton, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
Timoja had been misinformed that the ruler of Goa, Yusuf Adil Shah, had died, leaving behind a young and inexperienced successor, and that internal rivalries among Deccan rulers had further weakened Goa.
—Sanat Pai Raikarall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
Popov did just that, only to be misinformed.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinformed
Adjective
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The play-in tournament, in all of its misguided glory, is a quintessential, empty-the-tank moment for the lowly teams that are subjected to play in it.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to the unbelievably reckless fiscal policies of Maryland Democrats, residents are now supposed to celebrate the governor and the General Assembly for generously granting us a paltry break on the completely misguided EmPOWER Maryland surcharge.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But don't be deceived by the small-town charm—there's plenty to do here, with historic downtowns full of unique shops, heaps of Southern comfort food, and 80,000 acres of wildlife areas to explore by kayak, bike, and boat.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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Marie then opened up to Julia about her own experience being deceived by a man who used religion to abuse his power.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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It gets filled by outside forces, many of whom have foreign ties and understand that a confused and misinformed public is easier to manipulate than an informed one.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Apr. 2026
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The second is that Trump, as strategist-in-chief, keeps giving his negotiators objectives so implausible, confused or contradictory that even the wiliest diplomats in history — a Klemens von Metternich in the 19th century, say, or a Henry Kissinger in the 20th — would come up empty.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Not long before Brettler's death, Sharma had learned the kid had tricked him.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Read how North Korean hackers tricked Ben and got into his computer.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Don’t be fooled by MorejĂłn’s unsightly ERA.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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In person, the author Freida McFadden (her nom de plume) has a sweet, shy demeanor—but don’t be fooled.—
E.L. James,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Intelligence is basically anything with a pretty clear definition between the set of correct and incorrect answers—think tasks in coding, mathematics, physics, and even some tasks in accounting, law, or medicine.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The market said the confusion came from incorrect AI search results on apps like Google and Instagram.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Voters were misled in the voter pamphlet by city projections of the fee amount.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of local governments argue that these firms misled the public about climate risks and should now pay for rising sea levels, wildfires and extreme weather.—
Nicolas S. Rohatyn,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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New surveillance video from inside a Brooklyn liquor store shows another angle of the rough mistaken identity arrest that ignited a firestorm of criticism, offering a different angle as one of the detectives appears to stomp the prone suspect.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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For starters, the keys closest to the center of the keyboard are slightly elongated to avoid mistaken presses.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misinformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinformed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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