Synonyms of misled

misled 1 of 2

adjective

as in confused

Related Words

• confused
• misguided
• misinformed
• mistaken
• incorrect
• erroneous
• wrong
• inaccurate
• untrue
• deluded
• deceived
• duped
• inexact
• false
• tricked

Dissimilar Words

• correct
• right
• true
• informed
• accurate
• exact
• precise

misled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of mislead

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deceived
• tricked
• fooled
• duped
• misinformed
• deluded
• hoodwinked
• bamboozled
• suckered
• snookered
• teased
• misguided
• conned
• gulled
• kidded
• humbugged
• cheated
• beguiled
• hoaxed
• hornswoggled
• bluffed
• sucked in
• stung
• buffaloed
• cozened
• strung along
• juggled
• caught
• snowed
• spoofed
• burned
• gaffed
• had on
• faked out
• had
• gammoned
• took in
• did a number on
• defrauded
• swindled
• shortchanged
• led one down the garden path
• pulled one's leg
• pulled the wool over one's eyes
• fleeced
• stuck
• flimflammed
• put on
• rooked
• mulcted
• diddled
• hustled
• euchred
• bled
• chiseled
• skinned
• squeezed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revealed
• undeceived
• exposed
• uncovered
• told
• debunked
• disclosed
• unmasked
• showed up
• divulged
• disillusioned
• unveiled
• disabused
• disenchanted
• uncloaked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misled

Verb

Some claimed they were betrayed or misled by their clinics but felt their only recourse was to write a bad online review. — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

About 7 in 10 ads carried no AI disclosure, although the count includes uses beyond deceptive impersonations and does not establish how many ads violated a law or misled voters. — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Our concern at that time — that families would be misled — has proven warranted. — Julia Avant, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

The jury also found Facebook misled the public about investigations into third-party app developers that harvest user data following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. — Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Holmes was found to have misled investors by claiming her company’s technology could perform hundreds of medical tests using just a few drops of blood. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

To help readers learn the most from election polls — and avoid getting misled — here are seven simple tips for following midterm election polls. — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026

Foster parents left to cover costs for childcare Maloney and other Indiana foster families feel like they were misled by the state, which had for many years paid for childcare for foster children. — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

The Illinois settlement is part of the broader nationwide deal Meta reached to resolve claims that the company built Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to kids and misled the public about the risks. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026