as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
the coral snake's attractive colors can mislead you into thinking that it is harmless
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as in deceptive
tending or having power to deceive
the misleading text of the advertisement would like you to believe that you're getting something for nothing
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as in deceiving
to cause to believe what is untrue
the coral snake's attractive colors can mislead you into thinking that it is harmless
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Recent Examples of mislead
Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
The result is an environment where misleading messages flourish and vulnerable people are too often misled.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The lawmakers say this claim is misleading, adding that the office should be able to respond to communications by utilizing non-furloughed employees or prioritizing carryover funding at its disposal.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
This brings the total to more than $2 million raised to influence the outcome of Referendum 310, funding a wave of misleading ads aimed at confusing voters.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors say the discrepancy further supports their claim that James knowingly misled the lender about how the property would be used.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
The result is an environment where misleading messages flourish and vulnerable people are too often misled.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Nelson questioned how the device could justify its IP rating and called the hinge design misleading.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The lawmakers say this claim is misleading, adding that the office should be able to respond to communications by utilizing non-furloughed employees or prioritizing carryover funding at its disposal.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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Peter Johnston, independent of BBC News and current affairs, also concluded that the program breached a guideline on accuracy, which deals with misleading audiences.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
This brings the total to more than $2 million raised to influence the outcome of Referendum 310, funding a wave of misleading ads aimed at confusing voters.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
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Dealers and lenders have long engaged in deceptive and predatory practices that jack up prices for car buyers in order to line their pockets.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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This looks like an attempt to clean up their devastated public image following the Federal Trade Commission’s strong BOTS Act and deceptive practices case against them.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Tesla is still fighting a false advertising lawsuit from California's DMV.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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And that’s really false advertising.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Mislead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislead. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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