It is not that Johnson's claim is groundless, but that it is misleading.
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Misleading
/(ˌ)mɪsˈliːdɪŋ/
Synonyms for "misleading" (192 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Adjective(7 words)
Verb(5 words)
airyall in the mindambiguousapparentapparitionalautisticbarmecidalbarmecidebeguilingbewilderingbum steercatchychimericchimericalcollege of laputaconflictconfoundingconfusedcorruptioncounterfeit
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Noun(6 words)
Strong matches (57)
deceivingdeceptivedeludingdelusionaldelusionarydelusivedelusorydereisticdeviousdisaccorddiscorddistractingdreamlikedreamydubiousequivocalerroneousevasivefallaciousfalse
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Adjective(18 words)
deceptive discoursedeludedelusivedishonestdistortdiversionarydubious claimeco-friendlyfallacious reasoningfalse alibifalse assertionfalse descriptorfalse statementfalse wordingfalserfalsestfaultyfaulty wording
Noun(11 words)
disguisingdistortingdupingfallacious justificationfalsifyingfaulty generalizationflimflammingfoistinggooglyhoaxinghoodwinking
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Verb(8 words)
Noun(13 words)
humbugginginstinctive understandinglegal misrepresentationmisinformedmisinterpretingobfuscatingpeddlingpseudoscientific argumentationripoffsandbaggingtrickingword twistingzero footprint initiative
Adjective(17 words)
illogical argumentinaccurate chartlogical fallacylogical incoherencemanipulative influencemisinformmistakableplanted evidencepromotional aggressivenessspurioustrickiestunfaithfulunhelpful dataunreliableunsound conclusionuntrueuntruthful
illusionalillusionaryillusiveillusoryimaginaryinaccuratejanglejarlyingmeretriciousmisdirectingmisdirectionmiseducativemisguidancemisguidingmisinformationmisinformingmisinstructionmisinstructivemisknowledge
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mismatchmisteachingmystificationobfuscationobscurantismobscurationostensibleperplexingperversionphantasmagoricphantasmalphantomplausiblepuzzlingquestionableseemingself-deceptiveself-deludingsophisticsophisticalsophistryspeciousspectralsupposititioustortuoustreacheroustrickishtricksytrickyunactualunfoundedunrealunsubstantialuntrueuntruthfulvainvisionarywrong
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10 entriesmislead by omissionmislead customersmislead the audiencemisleading advertisementmisleading advertisingmisleading chartmisleading datamisleading graphmisleading informationmisleading statement
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2 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
In either case, the division is real and useful; but it can also be misleading.
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Though it is true that every normal human being is able to use language, it is misleading to compare this with his ability to eat, sleep, or walk.
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Many websites prohibit misleading usernames that imply an official role on the website such as "admin," "administrator," "webmaster," "system operator," "sysop," or "moderator."
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