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MISLEAD Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word mislead. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word mislead. (close relations)
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misguide
verbv
verb

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

• give bad advice to

misinform
verbv
verb

• give false or misleading information to

beguile
verbv
verb

• influence by slyness

• attract; cause to be enamored

deceive
verbv
verb

• be false to; be dishonest with

• cause someone to believe an untruth

delude
verbv
verb

• be false to; be dishonest with

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

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

bamboozle
verbv
verb

• conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

dupe
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a person who is tricked or swindled

verb

• fool or hoax

fool
nounn
noun

• a person who lacks good judgment

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

verb

• make a fool or dupe of

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• fool or hoax

• indulge in horseplay

hoodwink
verbv
verb

• influence by slyness

• conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

misrepresent
verbv
verb

• represent falsely

• tamper, with the purpose of deception

trick
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a cunning or deceitful action or device

• a period of work or duty

• an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

• a prostitute's customer

• (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

verb

• deceive somebody

cheat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

• weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

• someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

• a deception for profit to yourself

verb

• deprive somebody of something by deceit

• defeat someone through trickery or deceit

• engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

Best Hypernyms For MISLEAD

Here is a list of related hypernyms for mislead, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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