as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
the coral snake's attractive colors can mislead you into thinking that it is harmless
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Recent Examples of misled
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
IndieWire has spoken to multiple artists and businesses who say they were misled by the filmmaker, his producer, or both.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
The lawsuit, which is set to go to trial in February, alleges that Meta repeatedly misled the public about the dangers its products pose to children.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Throughout the six episodes, viewers are intentionally misled about which woman is more sympathetic, as the series flips back and forth between Cherry and Laura’s conflicting perspectives on the first months of a whirlwind romance between Daniel and Cherry.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors say the discrepancy further supports their claim that James knowingly misled the lender about how the property would be used.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
This is why lawsuits brought by fans who feel misled about who might play or the quality of officiating go nowhere.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2025
That means a federal district court in Colorado, where the case was initially filed, will again have oversight on whether Crocs’ alleged false or misleading statements in commercial advertising could indirectly cause consumers to be misled.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
The board found the judge was not misled by Bennett during a court hearing and had already made her decision.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for misled
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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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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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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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.—
Adjective
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Going through some of that, my husband really started to open his eyes about the importance of sharing this journey, as a lot of people are misinformed on what autism can look [like] and be in daily life.—
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According to Acosta, perceptions also vary between those who prefer to stay out of the issue and those who are hyperconnected, sometimes misinformed, or over-informed, and suffering from high levels of anxiety and insomnia.—
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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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.—
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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“Misled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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