Synonyms for misdirect
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Demoralize
demoralize UK US, demoralise UK, subvert, corrupt, debase, pervert, vitiate, profane, debauch, deprave
2. Misguide
misguide, mislead, lead astray, jerk around informal
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To direct something wrongly
- v. 2
To direct attention away from covert actions or intended targets.
Forms
- Past participle
- misdirected
e.g. misdirected → demoralized, subverted, corrupted, debased…
Example sentences
- profane Mixing the profane with the divine was Ginsberg's shtick.
- subvert Alana, stop trying to subvert the company goals.
- debase You will debase yourself with such behavior.
- vitiate Repeated delays may vitiate the public's confidence in the project.
- mislead He did everything he could to mislead the police.
By length
- 6 letters
- debase2
- 7 letters
- corrupt2, pervert2, mislead2, subvert2, profane2, vitiate3, debauch, deprave2
- 8 letters
- misguide2
- 10 letters
- demoralize4, demoralise, misaddress
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (debase2 = 2 syllables).