as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
had been misinformed about the purpose of the meeting and walked in on what was a surprise birthday party
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Recent Examples of misinformed
Garrett Haake, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
The news coverage that followed the decision sparked intense, and often misinformed, debate online about the case, and Lively worried that bias would affect potential jurors.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misinformed
Adjective
Some critics of federal food assistance stirred up ugly, misinformed tropes about SNAP recipients.
—Verb
Popov did just that, only to be misinformed.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinformed
Adjective
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Short-term fixes alone are unlikely to address the root causes of affordability and, if misguided, could even prove counterproductive.—
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In hindsight, the hope that the Cowboys could have a talented trio of Trevon Diggs, Shavon Revel and DaRon Bland was misguided, to say the least.—
Verb
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Your husband claims not to have known the weekend arrangements in advance, claiming you were both deceived — not only by his old friends, but by their wives, and by the single female neighbor.—
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The agency’s lawsuit asserts Instacart deceived consumers with false advertising, failure to provide refunds and unlawful subscription enrollment processes.—
Adjective
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Goedert scored his second touchdown on a fourth-and-2 leaving a confused Malik Mustapha behind him in the left flat.—
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Yet many of its citizens feel both whiplashed and confused.—
Verb
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Accountancy has seen several cheating scandals in recent years, with the Big Four firms hit with multimillion-dollar fines after staff tricked internal exams, but the sector is far from alone.—
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The initial scheme involved a nonprofit organization that tricked state and federal officials into paying them to serve food to thousands of hungry children but never provided the meals.—
Verb
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Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm.—
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Don't be fooled by the name, there's nothing murky about this southern-style soup.—
Adjective
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Everything was really incorrect for the period—shiny, sparkly, overdone—but the actual shapes and silhouettes of his clothes are quite accurate.—
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Avoid harsh or incorrect cleaners and follow manufacturer guidance to protect coatings, airflow, and internal components.—
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Through this scheme, the defendants defrauded betting platforms, deprived Major League Baseball and the Cleveland Guardians of their honest services, illegally enriched themselves and their co-conspirators, misled the public and betrayed America’s past time.—
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IndieWire has spoken to multiple artists and businesses who say they were misled by the filmmaker, his producer, or both.—
Adjective
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Whilst scalping tickets to watch Dorothy Hamill skate for Gold, he and his Olympic-level mustache were mistaken for Marc Spitz, the torpedo in a speedo who swam to seven Golds in ‘72.—
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He will not be mistaken for Hakeem Olajuwon anytime soon.—
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“Misinformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinformed. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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