MISLED Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in confused

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verb

past tense of mislead

as in deceived

to cause to believe what is untrue the coral snake's attractive colors can mislead you into thinking that it is harmless

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The settlement would resolve a multistate lawsuit that alleged Meta designed and deployed addictive features that harmed young people and misled the public about the potential dangers. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 The Illinois settlement is part of the broader nationwide deal Meta reached to resolve claims that the company built Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to kids and misled the public about the risks. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The states argued that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children into using its apps, misled the public about the harm and improperly collected data from children under 13. — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 In response, some Democratic politicians, including Wyden and Markey, have said Kennedy lied or misled the Senate. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Of course, a technique that involves millions of genetic fragments might also create millions of opportunities to be misled. — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026 Paul Schmidt, a Covington & Burling trial attorney representing Meta, contested O'Neill's arguments, and disputed the notion that Meta executives misled the public with their statements about child safety. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 From at least 2020 through its bankruptcy, the auto lender raised nearly $2 billion while its top executives misled investors about the health of the business, the SEC alleged. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 The states say the company knew the platforms were dangerous to kids, but misled the public about the risks. — John Ruwitch, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misled

Adjective

Also, if the switch from side by side to one-front/one-back happened instantaneously, your brain would get confused about how to interpret the images delivered from each eye, since the setup would be quite different from what you were used to.

— Abigail Witmer, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Critics of the move have been vocal, and many residents were left confused.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of confused

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Now some say the operation has left them feeling deceived and questioning whether the White House considered their safety.

— Scott Nover, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026
White House pool reporters deceived Advertisement McDonald pushed back on the idea that Air Force One and the people still aboard it, including journalists, were left exposed.

— Philip Wang, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of deceived

Adjective

With antisemitism at crisis levels, the Met honoring John Galliano at this moment was misguided, and even Galliano ultimately recognized what the Met should have done from the start.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Tech titans have defended their products and largely brushed off concerns as overblown or misguided.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of misguided

Verb

In the past couple of years, deepfakes have already tricked large firms like Arup into wiring $25 million to scammers.

— Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
In September 2025, a judge dismissed the lawsuit, noting that consumers could still enjoy the treats even if they felt tricked by the wrappers.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of tricked

Adjective

There are still those who claim that news about the global whiskey market slump is misinformed or not truly representative of the bigger picture.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Ohtani's specific case, which started the misinformed outrage over deferrals, is even less controversial.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of misinformed

Verb

We’re meant to learn from our mistakes and not get fooled a second time.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
The uncomfortable implication is that the most dangerous credibility failures are not the ones where we are obviously fooled by something implausible.

— Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026

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