Synonyms for misleading
mɪsˈli dɪŋmis·lead·ing

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1. deceptive, misleading, shoddyadjective

   designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

   "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading"; "shoddy business practices"

   Synonyms:
   cheapjack, shoddy, tawdry, deceptive, jerry-built, delusory

   Antonyms:
   honorable, honest

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1. deluded

   giving the wrong idea or impression.

   your article contains a number of misleading statements.

   Submitted by JP03 on January 26, 2015  

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1. misleadingadjective

   Synonyms:
   delusive, deceitful, fallacious, illusive

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1. List of paraphrases for "misleading":

   deceptive, mislead, delusive, deceitful, misguided, specious, deceiving, fallacious, confusing, false, fraudulent, equivocal, erroneous, illusory

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1. Harvey Fishbein:

   While a picture is worth a thousand words, sometimes the words can be misleading.

2. Adam Schiff:

   Regrettably, it has been necessary for Democrats to draft our own memorandum, setting out the relevant facts and exposing the misleading character of the Republicans ’ document so that members of the House are not left with an erroneous impression of the dedicated professionals at the FBI and DOJ.

3. Denise Hardaway:

   Joe Biden's been misleading Joe Biden constituency, going around without a mask and telling people that you don't need a mask, i pray this is an awakening and Joe Biden begins to realize that this is serious and Joe Biden's putting the lives of so many of us at risk.

4. Xu Hong:

   Some people, who do not know the truth, have questioned China's position of not accepting or participating in the arbitration, some others, who harbor ulterior motives, have made one-sided and misleading readings of the rules of international law, and, on that basis, made accusations or insinuations that China does not abide by law and perversely brand China a 'challenger' to international rules.

5. Nancy Seltzer:

   The ongoing campaign by the AP to denigrate Plácido Domingo is not only inaccurate but unethical. These new claims are riddled with inconsistencies and, as with the first story, in many ways, simply incorrect, due to an ongoing investigation, we will not comment on specifics, but we strongly dispute the misleading picture that the AP is attempting to paint of Mr. Domingo.