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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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 mislead
Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Those stances, taken together, have generated concern among some public health experts that Means could use her potential pulpit to spread misleading information.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Richman’s established history of communicating with reporters about Comey and the FBI is also key to the government’s allegation that Comey’s later denials to Congress were misleading.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Regulators have already fined Shein $46 million (40 million euros) for misleading advertising.
—NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Tomer-Yerushalmi is also suspected of allegedly misleading the High Court of Justice, and senior military and justice officials, about the leak of the footage and even submitting a false affidavit to the court.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Those stances, taken together, have generated concern among some public health experts that Means could use her potential pulpit to spread misleading information.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Democratic lawmakers have called Kehoe’s effort misleading and hollow, saying the money was also minuscule compared to the $130 million the state receives each month to provide federal food assistance to more than 650,000 residents.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Richman’s established history of communicating with reporters about Comey and the FBI is also key to the government’s allegation that Comey’s later denials to Congress were misleading.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
The last quarter of the eighteenth century was a pre-democratic era, and all efforts to read a Jacksonian or Tocquevillian faith in the wisdom of the common man into the American founding are misleading distortions.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Regulators have already fined Shein $46 million (40 million euros) for misleading advertising.
—NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mislead
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The lawsuit, filed in New York federal court on Tuesday, brings claims for deceptive practices and false advertising, among others.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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The complaints allow the public to report unfair or deceptive business practices, according to the agency’s website, and can prompt investigations from the office.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Nov. 2025
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The title-winning standard has been lower in recent years; City won it with 86, 93, 89 and 91 points between 2020-21 and 2023-24 and Liverpool with 84 points last season, but some of those totals give a false impression.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The month prior, she was sentenced to one year and nine months in prison for using marijuana while owning a firearm and making false statements about drug use, per the newspaper.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Mislead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislead. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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