Misled

/ˌmɪsˈlɛd/

Synonyms for "misled" (29 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Verb(5 words)

bamboozled boondoggled buffaloed cheated conned

Adjective(1 words)

confused

Strong matches (9)

Verb(9 words)

cozened deceive deceived decoyed deluded duped flimflammed fool fooled

Related words (14)

Verb(11 words)

gulled hoodwink hoodwinked humbugged misinform misinformed sandbagged seduced shanghaied suckered tricked

misdirected misguided mistaught

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

5 entries

deceptiondescriptive adjectivefalsehood misinformation modifier

More specific

9 entries

bamboozle deceived delude deludedfalse narrativefoolfraudulent claimhoodwinkmisleading data

Collocations

11 entries

mislead about factsmislead investorsmislead someonemislead the publicmisleading informationmisleading statisticsmisled audiencemisled participantsmisled researchersmisled studentsmisled voters

Inflections

4 entries

misleading misleadsmore misledmost misled

Derivations

2 entries

misleading misleadingly

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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Tom misled Mary.

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Tom misled me.

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Tom misled you.

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I'm sorry if I misled you.

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