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Synonyms for mislead
mɪsˈlidmis·lead

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  1. misleadverb

    To lead astray, in a false direction.

    Synonyms:
    misinform, misguide

  2. misleadverb

    To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.

    Synonyms:
    cheat, deceive, delude, beguile

  3. misleadverb

    To deceptively trick into something wrong.

    The preacher elaborated Satan's ways to mislead us into sin

    Synonyms:
    seduce

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 1 vote

  1. mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astrayverb

    lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

    "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

    Synonyms:
    misaddress, debauch, pervert, vitiate, deprave, misguide, lead off, betray, subvert, profane, corrupt, debase, misdirect, demoralise, lead astray, misinform, demoralize, misadvise, deceive

  2. misinform, misleadverb

    give false or misleading information to

    Synonyms:
    misinform, lead astray, misdirect, misguide

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  1. beguile

    beguile second meaning is cheating

    Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019  

PPDB, the paraphrase database2.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "mislead":

    deceive, misleading, disorientate, misinform, misled, delude, fool, cheat, confuse

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#30329deceive
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#34734pervert
#35953seduce
#37100betray
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#104699delude
#121624vitiate
#145095beguile
#145312misguide
#162847debase
#163167demoralize
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#232391misdirect
#250105misinform

How to use mislead in a sentence?

  1. Walt Piatt:

    If someone says I said that, I don't recall saying it, that's the best I can say, I'm not trying to mislead anyone, I'm just being as honest as I can.

  2. Ivy Taylor:

    The video clip that surfaced on social media this weekend is a dishonest, politically motivated misrepresentation of my record on combating poverty, it was intentionally edited to mislead viewers.

  3. Rachel Dolezal:

    It's taken my entire life to negotiate how to identify, and I've done a lot of research and a lot of studying, i could have a long conversation, an academic conversation about that. I don't know. I just feel like I didn't mislead anybody; I didn't deceive anybody.

  4. Robert Leach:

    This is a case about fraud, about lying and cheating to get money, out of time and out of money, the defendant decided to mislead.

  5. Guo Ping:

    The U.S. Government is sparing no effort to smear the company and mislead the public.


Translations for mislead

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  • klamat, svéstCzech
  • vildledeDanish
  • in die Irre führen, irreführenGerman
  • propiciar equivocarseSpanish
  • johtaa harhaan, harhauttaa, vietellä, viekotella, vedättääFinnish
  • mésinformer, induire en erreur, égarerFrench
  • ingannare, disinformare, sviare, raggirare, portare sulla cattiva strada, truffareItalian
  • rūpahu, tuapeka, whakatuapekaMāori
  • misleiden, verlokken, bedotten, verleiden, bedriegenDutch
  • вводи́ть в заблужде́ние, обману́ть, ввести́ в заблужде́ние, обма́ныватьRussian
  • завести, обманути, zavesti, obmanutiSerbo-Croatian
  • zavêstiSlovene
  • vilseleda, förledaSwedish

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