led astray

Main Entry:
confuse [kuhn-fyooz]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bewilder someone
Synonyms: abash, addle, amaze, astonish, baffle, becloud, bedevil, befuddle, bemuse, cloud, clutter, complicate, confound, darken, daze, demoralize, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, disorient, distract, embarrass, faze, fluster, fog, frustrate, fuddle, involve, lead astray, mess up*, misinform, mislead, mortify, muddle, mystify, nonplus, obscure, perplex, perturb, puzzle, rattle, render uncertain, shame, stir up, stump, throw off, throw off balance, trouble, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry
Antonyms: clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain
Main Entry: distract
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: divert attention; confuse
Synonyms: abstract, addle, agitate, amuse, befuddle, beguile, bewilder, call away, catch flies, confound, derange, detract, discompose, disconcert, disturb, divert, draw away, engross, entertain, fluster, frenzy, harass, lead astray, lead away, madden, mislead, mix up, occupy, perplex, puzzle, sidetrack, stall, throw off, torment, trouble, turn aside, unbalance, unhinge
Antonyms: clarify, explain
Main Entry: divert
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take attention away
Synonyms: abstract, attract attention, bend the rules, catch flies, circumlocute, detach, deter, detract, disadvise, discourage, disengage, dissuade, distract, disturb, draw away, get around, lead astray, lead away, send on a wild-goose chase, sidetrack, stall
Main Entry: misinform
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give wrong information intentionally
Synonyms: bait and switch, cover up, deceive, disinform, double-talk, doublespeak, lead astray, lie, misdirect, misguide, mislead, misstate, mousetrap, pervert, prevaricate, put on an act, put on false front, put on*, put up smoke screen, signify, string along, wrong steer
Antonyms: inform, tell all
Main Entry: mislead
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give someone the wrong idea, information
Synonyms: bait, beguile, betray, bilk, bluff, bunk, cheat, cozen, deceive, defraud, delude, double-cross, dupe, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entice, fool, fudge, gull, hoax, hoodwink*, hose, illude, inveigle, juggle, lead astray, lead on, lie, lure, misdirect, misguide, misinform, misrepresent, outwit, overreach, pervert, pull wool over eyes, put on*, rip off, rook, rope in, scam, seduce, shaft, snow*, take in, tempt, trick, victimize
Antonyms: advise, counsel, guard, lead, protect
Main Entry: outwit/outsmart
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: get the better of; figure out before another
Synonyms: baffle, bamboozle*, beat*, bewilder, cap, cheat, circumvent, con*, confuse, deceive, defeat, defraud, dupe, end-run, fake out, finagle, fox*, goose, gull, have*, hoax, hoodwink, lead astray, make a fool of, make a monkey of, mislead, outdo, outfox, outgeneral, outguess, outjockey, outmaneuver, outthink, overreach, pull a fast one on, put one over on, run circles around, swindle, take in*, top*, trick, worst*
Main Entry: seduce
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: tempt, ensnare
Synonyms: bait, beguile, betray, bribe, coax, deceive, decoy, delude, draw, entice, entrap, hook, induce, inveigle, invite, lead astray, lead on, lure, mislead, mousetrap, persuade, pull, rope in, steer, string along, sucker, wheedle
Antonyms: disenchant, turn off
Main Entry: outwit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: deceive
Synonyms: baffle, bamboozle, beat, bewilder, cap, cheat, circumvent, con, confuse, deceive, defeat, defraud, dupe, end run, fake out, figure out, finagle, fox, goose, gull, gyp, have, hoax, hoodwink, jip, juke, lead astray, mislead, outdo, outfox, outgeneral, outguess, outjockey, outmaneuver, outsmart, outthink, overreach, swindle, take in, top, trick, worst
Main Entry: outsmart
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: outwit
Synonyms: baffle, bamboozle, beat*, bewilder, cap, cheat, circumvent, con, confuse, deceive, defeat, defraud, dupe*, end run, fake out, figure out*, finagle, fox, goose, gull, gyp, have, hoax, hoodwink, jip, juke, lead astray, mislead, outdo, outfox, outgeneral, outguess, outjockey, outmaneuver, outthink, overreach, swindle, take in, top, trick, worst
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