Synonyms of misled

misled 1 of 2

adjective

as in confused

Related Words

• confused
• misguided
• misinformed
• mistaken
• incorrect
• erroneous
• wrong
• inaccurate
• untrue
• deluded
• deceived
• duped
• inexact
• false
• tricked

Dissimilar Words

• correct
• right
• true
• informed
• accurate
• exact
• precise

misled

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deceived
• tricked
• fooled
• duped
• misinformed
• deluded
• hoodwinked
• bamboozled
• suckered
• snookered
• teased
• misguided
• conned
• gulled
• kidded
• humbugged
• cheated
• beguiled
• hoaxed
• hornswoggled
• bluffed
• sucked in
• stung
• buffaloed
• cozened
• strung along
• juggled
• caught
• snowed
• spoofed
• burned
• gaffed
• had on
• faked out
• had
• gammoned
• took in
• did a number on
• defrauded
• swindled
• shortchanged
• led one down the garden path
• pulled one's leg
• pulled the wool over one's eyes
• fleeced
• stuck
• flimflammed
• put on
• rooked
• mulcted
• diddled
• hustled
• euchred
• bled
• chiseled
• skinned
• squeezed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revealed
• undeceived
• exposed
• uncovered
• told
• debunked
• disclosed
• unmasked
• showed up
• divulged
• disillusioned
• unveiled
• disabused
• disenchanted
• uncloaked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misled

Verb

This area is rife with fraud, including multiple cases in which telemarketers misled consumers into paying hundreds of dollars per month to purchase sham health insurance. — Helen Levy, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

During the trial, jurors assessed whether Facebook misled users about privacy and content moderation 34 separate times. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

New York — A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after the company was found to have misled users about its privacy practices in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

The evidence showed that Meta does not sell user data and New Mexico did not prove that any consumer had actually been misled, the company said in court filings. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

Earlier this month, four US states even filed lawsuits, claiming TP-Link has misled the public about the security of its routers and could still source components and firmware from China. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

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