MISLED Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

misled 1 of 2

adjective

as in confused

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verb

past tense of mislead

as in deceived

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 misled

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To help readers learn the most from election polls — and avoid getting misled — here are seven simple tips for following midterm election polls. — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026 Foster parents left to cover costs for childcare Maloney and other Indiana foster families feel like they were misled by the state, which had for many years paid for childcare for foster children. — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The Illinois settlement is part of the broader nationwide deal Meta reached to resolve claims that the company built Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to kids and misled the public about the risks. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 While the amounts are small, residents who believe Irvine is all-organic are being misled, McCuan said. — Rachel Fobar, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026 The states argued that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children into using its apps, misled the public about the harm and improperly collected data from children under 13. — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 In response, some Democratic politicians, including Wyden and Markey, have said Kennedy lied or misled the Senate. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 In March, a jury found that the platform had misled consumers about safety and ordered it to pay $375 million. — Tilly Robinson, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2026 Of course, a technique that involves millions of genetic fragments might also create millions of opportunities to be misled. — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misled

Adjective

Other magpies gathered around it, as if saddened and confused.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Amanda Seyfried‘s sad school teacher is the heart and confused soul of Tim Blake Nelson‘s latest directorial outing The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of confused

Verb

Customers who feel respected are far more forgiving than customers who feel deceived.

— Natalie Ruiz, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Furious at having been deceived her whole life, Kylie hops on the next plane to the Owens’ ancestral home in England with the intent of breaking the curse once and for all.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of deceived

Adjective

But government alone cannot fix this, even though politicians’ short-sighted and misguided policies have contributed to this problem.

— Eric Khant, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
In the weeks leading up to the first Super Bowl at SoFi, there were misguided rumblings that the game might be moved to Dallas, because the NFL had secured that city as a backup.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of misguided

Adjective

There are still those who claim that news about the global whiskey market slump is misinformed or not truly representative of the bigger picture.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Ohtani's specific case, which started the misinformed outrage over deferrals, is even less controversial.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of misinformed

Verb

Earlier in the game, he was fooled on a flea-flicker, and his pass-interference penalty set up the Patriots’ lone touchdown.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Don’t be fooled by the film’s advertising, which features an image of Neeson’s scowling visage dwarfing Levi aiming an automatic weapon.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of fooled

Adjective

Natural-language fluency should not be mistaken for business understanding.

— Somnath Banerjee, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
The visitors spoke of the risks of the medicines Kiju made in our kitchen, of the dangers of a mistaken mushroom in a tonic, of the potential of death in the misuse of a berry or leaf.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of mistaken

Adjective

There is no doubt this one will be chalked up as an incorrect decision in the eyes of the KMI panel.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Earlier reports that the fire was caused by damage to the Tesla’s lithium-ion battery may be incorrect, Brown said.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2026

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