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Misleading — synonyms, definition

1. misleading (a)

29 synonyms
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2. misleading (Adjective)

1 synonym
shoddy
1 definition

misleading (Adjective) — Designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently. ex. "a misleading similarity" ex. "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading"

3. misleading (Verb)

5 synonyms
disinforming leading astray misdirecting misguiding misinforming
2 definitions

misleading (Verb) — Give false or misleading information to. ex. "they aim to mislead the hearer about the state of things"

misleading (Verb) — Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions. ex. "The pedestrian misled the out-of-town driver"

6 types of
conducting directing guiding informing leading taking
19 types
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