MISINFORMED Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of misinformed

as in misguided

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verb

past tense of misinform

as in deceived

to cause to believe what is untrue had been misinformed about the purpose of the meeting and walked in on what was a surprise birthday party

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Recent Examples of misinformed

Adjective

Many Americans are badly misinformed about human life expectancy. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026 This peril is due to the fact that Americans, by and large, including many legislators, are misinformed about the alien question, while professional patriots exploit it to their strange ends. — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

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Timoja had been misinformed that the ruler of Goa, Yusuf Adil Shah, had died, leaving behind a young and inexperienced successor, and that internal rivalries among Deccan rulers had further weakened Goa. — Sanat Pai Raikarall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026 Popov did just that, only to be misinformed. — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misinformed

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Adjective

Stronger, more detailed laws are essential to ensure diligent human review, prevent complacency, and protect individuals from potentially misguided AI guidance, fostering accountability in this evolving field.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
All of it was painfully misguided, as though the host nation were actively trying to self-mythologize instead of just hosting.

— Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of misguided

Verb

Mora filed a cross-complaint against Giumarra alleging he was deceived by the company and its representatives into signing a contract that made false claims about the fruit, including that it was patented by Giumarra.

— Robert Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
In an era when AI generates convincing falsehoods at scale and a third of teenagers report being deceived by fake content online, the ability to weigh evidence critically is not an academic exercise but a plain necessity.

— Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of deceived

Adjective

Instead, the calls were about, for example, a homeless person who fell asleep in a store, a person who seemed confused in a public park, and someone who was yelling at passersby on the street.

— Scott Maucione, NPR, 27 July 2026
These are questions to raise confidence levels among United fans, rather than confused eyebrows.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of confused

Verb

Scammers claiming to belong to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have also tricked shipping firms into sending hefty payments to their cryptocurrency wallets in exchange for safe passage.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
The hackers created a Gmail account and internet domain impersonating the photographer and tricked the technician into sending Grande’s materials to them, the singer claims.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026

Definition of tricked

Adjective

At the World Cup, there were at least six examples of incorrect or — to be generous — highly dubious interventions that made reasonable on-field decisions worse across the 104 matches.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
In September, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services sent a notice denying her coverage, citing incorrect income information and stating she wasn't disabled, according to Kolosova and state documents reviewed by KFF Health News.

— Rachana Pradhan, NPR, 20 July 2026

Definition of incorrect

Verb

The ‘boss’ is a headline about the breaking of any fragile peace around Iran and every time oil prices fall, the markets seem to get fooled (again).

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 30 July 2026
But don’t be fooled; the team here—from the general manager to the bar staff—never misses a beat.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Definition of fooled

Verb

However, the messaging around this deduction has been criticized as deceptive and has made some workers feel a bit misled as to what the effect of the provision really has on their taxes.

— Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Anthony Fauci misled the American people, repeatedly and purposefully.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of misled

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