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

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Some platforms, including X, allow creators to earn revenue based on engagement, encouraging influencers to push misleading or entirely fabricated content for clicks.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

One day earlier, a New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million for misleading users about platform safety and failing to protect children from sexual predators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

The term ‘key’ in music is a misleading one.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.