Thesaurus / mislead
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synonyms for mislead
- betray
- cheat
- deceive
- defraud
- delude
- dupe
- entice
- fool
- fudge
- hoodwink
- lie
- misguide
- misinform
- misrepresent
- tempt
- bait
- beguile
- bilk
- bluff
- bunk
- cozen
- enmesh
- ensnare
- entangle
- gull
- hoax
- hose
- inveigle
- juggle
- lure
- misdirect
- outwit
- overreach
- pervert
- rook
- scam
- seduce
- shaft
- snow
- trick
- victimize
- double-cross
- illude
- lead astray
- lead on
- pull wool over eyes
- put on
- rip off
- rope in
- take in
See also synonyms for: misleader / misleading / misled
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The auditor says the agency has been manipulating her work and misleading the public.
MORNING REPORT: OCEANSIDE REBOOTS TOP COP SEARCHVOICE OF SAN DIEGOSEPTEMBER 14, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOHe makes the same charge about a March 6, 2019, hearing — that she repeated the figure and misled lawmakers once more.
WHAT TO MAKE OF THE DHS WHISTLEBLOWER’S SHOCKING COMPLAINTALEX WARDSEPTEMBER 11, 2020VOXOf course, politicians have always lied and misled the public.
THE RNC WEAPONIZED EXHAUSTIONZACK BEAUCHAMPAUGUST 28, 2020VOXIt concluded by making the following four statements, all of which are misleading or incorrect.
BARRIOS MAKES DUBIOUS CLAIMS ON INVESTIGATIONS INTO HIS SPENDINGJESSE MARXAUGUST 25, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOCo-founders Charles Buffin and Max Levine are accusing CEO Matthew Peltier of fraud, saying the executive misled them about the value of the company, leading Buffin and Levine to each sell 10% of their shares of the company back for $22,002.
PAUL RYAN JUMPS ONTO THE SPAC TRAINLUCINDA SHENAUGUST 21, 2020FORTUNETwitter condemned any spread of misleading information on its platform.
HOW TWITTER IS CONTRIBUTING TO SUPPORT MASSES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKHARRY LIAMMAY 22, 2020SEARCH ENGINE WATCHWe’ve been misled about the South China Sea islands, misled about Covid, all of it.
WILL COVID-19 SPARK A COLD WAR (OR WORSE) WITH CHINA? (EP. 414)STEPHEN J. DUBNERAPRIL 23, 2020FREAKONOMICSMost historians accept that Crusades as a term can be misleading, since it was rarely used during the period of what we know as the First Crusade, circa 1099 AD.
HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES: ORIGINS, POLITICS, AND CRUSADERSDATTATREYA MANDALMARCH 23, 2020REALM OF HISTORYSo I think it can often mislead us into thinking we’re talking about one thing when in fact we’re talking about multiple things.
5 PSYCHOLOGY TERMS YOU’RE PROBABLY MISUSING (EP. 334 REBROADCAST)STEPHEN J. DUBNERJANUARY 9, 2020FREAKONOMICSBy every art known to the wily Porter did he try to mislead his pursuers; but they hung on to his trail like grim death.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNWORDS RELATED TO MISLEAD
- betrays
- bluffs
- burns
- cheats
- chisels
- cons
- deceives
- deludes
- double-crosses
- dupes
- entices
- exploits
- finesses
- flimflams
- gyps
- has
- hoodwinks
- imposes on
- jockeys
- juggles
- lures
- manipulates
- misleads
- plays
- plays for a sucker
- rooks
- rope in
- scams
- seduces
- shaves
- snows
- sticks
- string along
- sucks in
- takes
- takes in
- tricks
- abandon
- be unfaithful
- bite the hand that feeds you
- blow the whistle
- bluff
- break faith
- break promise
- break trust
- break with
- commit treason
- cross
- deceive
- deliver up
- delude
- desert
- double-cross
- finger
- forsake
- go back on
- inform against
- inform on
- jilt
- knife
- let down
- mislead
- play Judas
- play false
- seduce
- sell down the river
- sell out
- stab in the back
- take in
- trick
- turn in
- turn informer
- turn state's evidence
- walk out on
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