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
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Recent Examples of misled
Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Clem said residents have been misled since the development first began taking shape.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Well, they haven't been misled.
—ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
But don’t be misled into thinking Burnham’s been typecast his whole career long.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Even then, some parents said they felt misled about how seriously the district treated the allegations.
—Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during the trial.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
The emails paint a vivid picture of several days in June 2022 when county officials appeared ready to cancel or at least impose stricter oversight after realizing they had been misled about an almond-growing operation.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In later litigation in Washington, a federal judge allowed certain claims to proceed, finding that a reasonable consumer could be misled by the terminology.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
There's also a common but misguided belief that non-quants are incapable of truly understanding quantitative reports of predictive performance and would only be misled by reports meant to speak in their straightforward business language.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Clem said residents have been misled since the development first began taking shape.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Well, they haven't been misled.
—ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
But don’t be misled into thinking Burnham’s been typecast his whole career long.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Even then, some parents said they felt misled about how seriously the district treated the allegations.
—Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during the trial.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
The emails paint a vivid picture of several days in June 2022 when county officials appeared ready to cancel or at least impose stricter oversight after realizing they had been misled about an almond-growing operation.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In later litigation in Washington, a federal judge allowed certain claims to proceed, finding that a reasonable consumer could be misled by the terminology.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misled
Verb
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There is some relief on the way, but do not be deceived.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Boeing previously admitted that two of its 737 MAX flight technical pilots deceived the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft evaluation group about an aircraft part known as MCAS that affected the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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An increasing number of boys are lonely, isolated and confused, wrestling with the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the expectations of rigid masculinity, which has been widely characterized as toxic.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The young men in Bruins blue and gold staggering off the field afterwards dazed, confused.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An Arizona inmate tricked court officials into releasing him more than two decades early by filing fake orders allegedly dismissing his charges.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Many of the women who spoke Monday addressed that claim directly, saying they were tricked and coerced from the start and that the deceit went far beyond one lie about where the video would be distributed.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By enjoying the exciting spectacle, their fans have willingly become mindless followers—idol worshippers who are too misguided, and naive, to see they’re being led toward their own destruction.—
Yvonne Kim,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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For a long time, dietary guidelines recommended that people reduce their fat intake, a suggestion that turned out to be too broad and misguided.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After driving his team to the 1-yard line, Fields fooled the entire Steelers defense on a fourth down, faking a handoff and then high-stepping into the end zone untouched to take a 32-31 lead.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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And don’t be fooled by their small size — these dishes hold a surprising amount of food.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Lapado has a history of controversial and sometimes misinformed views, especially around COVID-19 vaccines and preventative policies.—
Simon Williams,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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These efforts are often driven by misinformed narratives that ignore the industry’s strong safety track record.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Police in the West Valley warned of the dangers of a game teens are playing with water guns that can be easily mistaken for real weapons.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Shark scientist Mahmood Shivji, a professor of biological sciences at Nova Southeastern University and director of the school’s Guy Harvey Institute and Save Our Seas Foundation Research Center, said the majority of shark bites on humans are a matter of mistaken identity.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This approach is unreliable because the proxy materials, like volcanic rock, might have been changed by geological processes or created long after the eggs were laid, resulting in incorrect age estimates.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Poor labor management can also result in longer wait times, incorrect orders and ultimately negative reviews, directly impacting revenue.—
Jeff Kiesel,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Misled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misled. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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