as in deceptive
tending or having power to deceive
the misleading text of the advertisement would like you to believe that you're getting something for nothing
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as in deceiving
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 misleading
Tammy Sons, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
She’s accused of misleading the Greenbrae resident into paying large amounts of money to couriers who were sent to her home.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
Makary has lamented how drugmakers used misleading data to urge doctors to prescribe OxyContin and other opioids as low-risk, non-addictive pain relievers.
—Matthew Perrone and Amanda Seitz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
The law, set to go into effect next year, also gives election officials and candidates the power to sue in response to misleading election deepfakes.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
Their criticisms imply that politicians are knowingly misleading the American people about their political views and plans if elected and spreading false or exaggerated claims to make their case.
—Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Raw or unclean data is not optimal in business since misleading data leads to wrong decisions.
—Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Google is injecting its search engine with more artificial intelligence that will enable people to voice questions about images and occasionally organize an entire page of results, despite the technology’s past misadventures with misleading information.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Understanding Fake Reviews Fake reviews are deliberately misleading statements designed to manipulate public opinion.
—Lauren Parr, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Registration of a mark prevents competitors from copying or making misleading imitations of one's brand, helping customers recognize and feel confident about their products.
—Tammy Sons, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
She’s accused of misleading the Greenbrae resident into paying large amounts of money to couriers who were sent to her home.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
Makary has lamented how drugmakers used misleading data to urge doctors to prescribe OxyContin and other opioids as low-risk, non-addictive pain relievers.
—Matthew Perrone and Amanda Seitz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
The law, set to go into effect next year, also gives election officials and candidates the power to sue in response to misleading election deepfakes.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
Their criticisms imply that politicians are knowingly misleading the American people about their political views and plans if elected and spreading false or exaggerated claims to make their case.
—Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Raw or unclean data is not optimal in business since misleading data leads to wrong decisions.
—Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Google is injecting its search engine with more artificial intelligence that will enable people to voice questions about images and occasionally organize an entire page of results, despite the technology’s past misadventures with misleading information.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Understanding Fake Reviews Fake reviews are deliberately misleading statements designed to manipulate public opinion.
—Lauren Parr, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misleading
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That will in turn spread on social media, which often plays a disproportional role in boosting these disinformation efforts by providing nearly unlimited platforms for unfiltered content and fallacious and deceptive claims.Peter Suciu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The law is intended to protect consumers from false advertising or deceptive practices, which the suit claims applies to the promotion of women's sports that may include transgender participants.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The show is all about performance, as the only way to win the game is by deceiving the others.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
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Longstanding consumer protection laws prohibit business in other industries from deceiving consumers about fees and pricing.Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Nashville) Letter:Trump's false claims on pet-eating scared me into hiding my cat.David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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That followed a pattern seen in CBS News analysis of his posts during the campaign season, when Musk frequently shared false narratives about the election and amplified extreme voices from the right-wing fringe to his millions of followers.CBS News, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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The ultimate aim is, with the use of multiple layers of such transformations, fooling malware classifiers into thinking malicious code is, in fact, totally benign.Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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But Khamenei’s bravado isn’t fooling anyone.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Misleading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misleading. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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