Definition for Mislead:

• To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.

Synonyms for Mislead:

• n.

  •
  • invent,
  • manufacture,
  • concoct,
  • fabricate.
  •
  • bluff,
  • honest,
  • put something over on,
  • humbug,
  • bamboozle.
  •delude (noun)
  • hoax,
  • entangle,
  • scam,
  • bait,
  • victimize,
  • inveigle,
  • overreach,
  • lure,
  • enmesh.

• v.

  •deceive (verb)
  • deceive,
  • counterfeit,
  • forge,
  • bilk,
  • falsify,
  • defraud.
  •give someone the wrong idea, information (verb)
  • fudge,
  • pervert,
  • juggle,
  • rook,
  • hose,
  • shaft,
  • snow,
  • bunk,
  • misrepresent,
  • rip off,
  • tempt,
  • entice.
  •misteach (verb)
  • Miseducate,
  • Misteach,
  • corrupt,
  • misadvise.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • cozen,
  • Misreport,
  • beguile,
  • belie.
  •
  • fib,
  • peddle.
  •
  • whitewash.
  •
  • blind.
  •
  • pad.
  •
  • put on.
  •
  • have.
  •confuse
  • lead astray,
  • mystify.
  •deceive
  • hoodwink,
  • outwit.
  •decoy
  • lead on.
  •outwit
  • outsmart,
  • outthink.
  •palm off
  • fob off.
  •quibble
  • subtilize.

Paraphrases for Mislead:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    misleading.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    misguided, mistaken.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    misinformation.
  • Verb, past tense
    misdirected.
  • Verb, base form
    delude, fool, cheat, hoodwink, trick, induce, lure, defraud, lead, err.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    deceive, disorientate, misinform, confuse.

Antonyms for Mislead:

• v.

  • give someone the wrong idea, information
    disenchant, lead, exclude, protect, disgust, repulse, support, advise, guard, be honest, turn off, counsel.
  • Other antonyms:
    expose, show up, uncloak, divulge, unmask, uncover, debunk, unveil, disclose, reveal.

Homophones for Mislead:

• mangled, machilid, mosaic gold, megachilidae, monk's cloth, mislaid, mononucleate, mangold, machilidae, megalith, Macula Lutea, monocled, macleod, man-child, musicality, mugilidae, mongoloid, mugiloidea, maculate, manglietia, machicolate.