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Definitions

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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Just as robots can misplace blocks, chatbots can generate false or misleading outputs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

The facts remain shrouded in the fog of war, while social media was immediately flooded with misleading or fake images.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Some marketers are even being sued for running misleading ads, according to RP Legal, a law firm based in Columbia, S.C.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

In a post on Facebook, he wrote that watching the news had made him "concerned" but he also felt, "The news sometimes presents exaggerated or misleading information".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Metronomes often come with other tempo indications written on them, but this is misleading.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones