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misleading

[mis-lee-ding] / mɪsˈli dɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
deceptive, confusing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ambiguous deceitful disingenuous evasive false inaccurate puzzling wrong
STRONG
beguiling bewildering confounding deceiving deluding distracting perplexing
WEAK
casuistical catchy delusive delusory demagogic fallacious sophistical specious spurious tricky
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accurate correct frank honest right sincere straight truthful

Example Sentences

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That culminated in his Justice Department launching a criminal investigation of Powell on the barely credible allegation of misleading Congress about cost overruns on Fed-building renovations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The watchdog said the travel company might be misleading users into believing that accommodation providers who pay higher fees offer better value for money than others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The use of AI-generated images has led some to accuse the site of being misleading.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Carlson should apologize for misleading the public, intentionally.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Most statistics of this type are shockingly misleading, although, once again, I don’t mean to deny that there are a lot of economic inequities in this country.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos