Synonyms for misleading
- adjective
- noun
Most common
deceptive deceitful fallacious delusive confusing mistakable
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Deceptive
deceptive, false, deceitful, fallacious, delusive, devious, illusive, misdirective
Other
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression, even if technically true.
- n. 1
A deception that misleads.
Forms
- Plural
- misleadings → misinformations, fake-outs, disinformations, ploys…
Example sentences
- deceptive And, as you know, appearances are often deceptive.
- deceitful I learned the hard way that silence can be deceitful.
- fallacious Her line of reasoning is attractive, but ultimately fallacious.
- confusing David is confusing Amanda's dad with someone else.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| misleading | steady | |
| deceptive | steady | |
| deceitful | rising | |
| fallacious | falling | |
| delusive | falling | |
| confusing | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ploy1, ruse1
- 5 letters
- false1
- 7 letters
- devious3
- 8 letters
- illusive3, delusive
- 9 letters
- confusing3, deceptive3, deceitful3
- 10 letters
- fallacious3, mistakable
- 12 letters
- misdirective
- 14 letters
- misinformation5, disinformation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (devious3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- trompeur
- Italiano
- ingannevole
- Español
- engañoso
- Deutsch
- täuschend