MISINFORMING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

misinforming

verb

present participle of misinform

as in deceiving

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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The first rule of thumb—and a solid piece of advice to live by—is that looks can be deceiving.

— Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 1 Nov. 2026
But looks are deceiving in this case – just like the 3X Plus and 3X before it, the trailer stretches out via three individual telescopic segments that emerge at the push of a button.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of deceiving

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In 2020, a group of political operatives working closely with Florida Power and Light sought to derail Rodríguez’s re-election campaign for the Senate by tricking voters into voting for an independent candidate with the same last name.

— Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
The top-performing red teamer on the original Arena was a lawyer from Melbourne who just happened to be good at tricking models into jumping their guardrails.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tricking

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His Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Jessep isn’t fooling anyone with the calculated nonchalance and the propensity for quoting Melville and Shakespeare.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Scammers had been fooling Apple by returning iPhone boxes with the original accessories, internal components, or even the phone itself swapped out.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of fooling

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That factored into the punishment of Russell, who said he was confused by the UIL’s Rank One system and relied on misleading advice.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2026
Morris, in response to that warning, argued CANARX was not misleading patients, but agreed for the company to stop importing drugs that need to be administered by a doctor.

— Scott Zamost, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of misleading

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