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
Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The dispute was now out in the open, and the Truman White House was shown to have misled the public.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Students are encouraged to choose one of these economic systems — based on these misleading definitions — and defend their choice.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Melissa Willets, Parents, 9 Sep. 2025
After tragedies or natural disasters, fake nonprofits or misleading crowdfunding campaigns pop up online, siphoning donations away from legitimate causes.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Authorities now say Zinn fabricated the confession to mislead police and disrupt the investigation, a move that may have delayed the capture of the actual suspect, Tyler Robinson.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The dispute was now out in the open, and the Truman White House was shown to have misled the public.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Yet to claim there is no choice is misleading.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Students are encouraged to choose one of these economic systems — based on these misleading definitions — and defend their choice.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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According to Adair, marketing can link protein to misleading promises about appearance and contribute to poor self-esteem.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 9 Sep. 2025
After tragedies or natural disasters, fake nonprofits or misleading crowdfunding campaigns pop up online, siphoning donations away from legitimate causes.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mislead
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Meanwhile, a group of states led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton separately sued Google for anticompetitive and deceptive practices in its ad business.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Katie’s denial was once again found to be deceptive.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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More recently, her brother, Jose Napoleon, the director of admissions at Azure College in Fort Lauderdale, was charged this year with a wire-fraud conspiracy involving the sale of false nursing degrees.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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In July and August 2024 anti-migrant riots ripped across the country following the murder of three young girls at a dance class in Stockport, and false rumors an immigrant was responsible.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Mislead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislead. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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