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MISGUIDING Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word misguiding. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word misguiding. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for MISGUIDING

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beguiling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

• misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods

deceitful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving deception

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

deceptive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

dishonest
adjectiveadj
adjective

• deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

adjective satellite

• capable of being corrupted

fallacious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• containing or based on a fallacy

• involving deception

• based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information

false
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

adverb

• in a disloyal and faithless manner

adjective satellite

• arising from error

• erroneous and usually accidental

• deliberately deceptive

• inappropriate to reality or facts

• not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

• designed to deceive

• inaccurate in pitch

• adopted in order to deceive

• (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful

misleading
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

untrustworthy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not worthy of trust or belief

deluding
verbv
verb

• be false to; be dishonest with

misinforming
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• give false or misleading information to

mislead
verbv
verb

• lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

• give false or misleading information to

misadvise
verb

• give bad advice to

misdirect
verbv
verb

• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

• lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

• put a wrong address on

misinform
verbv
verb

• give false or misleading information to

lead astray
verbv
verb

• teach immoral behavior to

• lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

• cause someone to believe an untruth

Best Hypernyms For MISGUIDING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for misguiding, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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advise conduct counsel direct guide lead rede take

Alternatives for BEGUILING

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