Synonyms for mislead
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Deceive — to deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression
deceive, cheat, delude, beguile, bamboozle informal, betray, con, bluff, juggle, illude formal, dupe, circumvent
2. Misguide — to lead astray, in a false direction
misguide, misinform, misdirect, lead astray, jerk around informal, forlead dated
Definitions
- v. 1
To lead astray, in a false direction.
- v. 2
To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
Related words
- Word family
- misleading
Forms
- Past participle
- misled
e.g. misled → deceived, cheated, deluded, beguiled…
Example sentences
- cheat I felt like hitting him when he tried to cheat me.
- deceive I assure you that I didn't intend to deceive you.
- delude I underestimated teenagers' ability to delude themselves.
- beguile He can beguile you with his manners.
By length
- 3 letters
- con1
- 4 letters
- dupe1
- 5 letters
- cheat1, bluff1, decoy2
- 6 letters
- betray2, seduce2, juggle2, delude2, illude
- 7 letters
- deceive2, beguile2, mystify3, forlead
- 8 letters
- misguide2
- 9 letters
- bamboozle, misdirect3, misinform3
- 10 letters
- circumvent3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decoy2 = 2 syllables).