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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However, Axios’ source said the requests spanned more than 50 pages of questions and sought documents related to the incidents, internal security measures taken, and marketing materials that may suggest consumers were misled. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 The campaign celebrates tangible human interaction, but in doing so, misled its audience. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 The lawsuit claims TikTok misled users about the feature, as well, presenting Algo Refresh as a permanent reset, rather than a temporary one. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 Many of the surrogates have claimed they were misled during the process and weren't aware of the other women carrying babies for the same couple. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Some claimed they were betrayed or misled by their clinics but felt their only recourse was to write a bad online review. — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 About 7 in 10 ads carried no AI disclosure, although the count includes uses beyond deceptive impersonations and does not establish how many ads violated a law or misled voters. — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 The jury also found Facebook misled the public about investigations into third-party app developers that harvest user data following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. — Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 Holmes was found to have misled investors by claiming her company’s technology could perform hundreds of medical tests using just a few drops of blood. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misled

Adjective

Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of confused thinking about this at campuses across the country.

— Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
The long road ahead After being charged with murder on Friday, Francis, dressed in a white Tyvek suit and appearing confused at court, said nothing as she was ordered held without bail for her daughter’s death.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of confused

Verb

Attorneys for New Mexico argued that the state's entire population, not just Facebook users, were deceived by the company's public statements about privacy on the platform.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Attorneys for New Mexico argued that the state’s entire population, not just Facebook users, were deceived by the company’s public statements about privacy on the platform.

— Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of deceived

Adjective

The White House has consistently derided Bonta’s litigation against the administration as baseless and misguided.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Thus, treating the first movie’s haul as the new standard for future chapters was misguided, particularly when sequels have historically earned less than their predecessors.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of misguided

Verb

But a few times in recent years, Hollins, a veterinarian, tricked Jonathan and slid a cotton swab into the giant tortoise's mouth to get a saliva sample.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Those conducting the online scams are sometimes willing con artists, and other times trafficked foreign nationals -- many Chinese -- tricked themselves into work and held in prison-like compounds.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of tricked

Adjective

After a resolution or a mistaken filing, withdrawal may make sense; preserve the original notice alongside the withdrawal record.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro, perched atop a sound truck at a recent campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro’s working-class suburbs, could at first glance be mistaken for his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently under house arrest.

— Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of mistaken

Adjective

The reality, of course, is that the Southern accent is not some incorrect version of a national standard but instead a historically separate and unique dialect – or, more accurately, set of dialects.

— Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
And Ballmer and the Clippers remain adamant the penalties—and the allegations of misconduct—are incorrect.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

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