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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Recent Examples of mislead
Young people, veterans, and people who suffer from chronic pain or addiction are being misled into thinking these are safe alternatives.
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Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The internet is full of misleading claims and dubious advice about cleaning products.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Worried that Platt was also being misled, Crooks shared the message with him and was reassured that the reality show and its cases were legitimate.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 22 July 2025
In addition, the muted inflation data appears misleading too, the economists wrote.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 July 2025
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Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The internet is full of misleading claims and dubious advice about cleaning products.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Worried that Platt was also being misled, Crooks shared the message with him and was reassured that the reality show and its cases were legitimate.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 22 July 2025
In addition, the muted inflation data appears misleading too, the economists wrote.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mislead
Verb
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As Venus clashes with Pluto, looks can be deceiving.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Their favorite strategies for deceiving or undermining cyber-defense systems and applications include self-modifying malware and automated phishing efforts.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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His impersonation is so convincing that Lu and Shin are initially fooled.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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The Mets couldn’t pick up his slider and were fooled on his changeup.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
13 July 2025
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In the ensuing hours, Hernandez asked several times to go home, said the officers were trying to trick him, sobbed, clutched at his stomach, lay on the floor in a fetal position, had a fentanyl patch placed on his chest to treat his chronic pain, and mentioned his mental illness diagnoses.—
Joaquin Sapien,
ProPublica,
28 July 2025
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In the series, Haddix revealed to the audience that Tonka was alive and celebrated her tricking the court.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
24 July 2025
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“Mislead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislead. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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