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
Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during the trial.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Jade Walker, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Several senators also made misleading or false statements.
—Sony Salzman, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission accused Meta in 2023 of misleading parents about their ability to control who their children communicate with on the Messenger Kids app.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Even then, some parents said they felt misled about how seriously the district treated the allegations.
—Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during the trial.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
In contrast, the climate scientists described the report as grossly misleading, full of mistakes, and lacking in both substance and peer review.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Several senators also made misleading or false statements.
—Sony Salzman, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
After the federal trial, Bean, Haley and Smith were convicted of witness tampering for misleading supervisors about the beating.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission accused Meta in 2023 of misleading parents about their ability to control who their children communicate with on the Messenger Kids app.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
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There will be a temptation because of his height to draw parallels with Moyes’ use of Marouane Fellaini and Soucek, two key pillars of his Everton and West Ham sides, but where Rohl is concerned, his size can be deceptive.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, CarShield paid $10 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that its ads were deceptive and that customers discovered many repairs were not covered.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Representatives for James have called the fraud claims made against her politically motivated and false.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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On the next play, Taylor was called for a false-start penalty.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Mislead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislead. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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