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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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In his complaint, filed on Tuesday in a San Francisco federal court, Sun argues that initial promises to give token-holders the option to trade the currency in future "were false and misleading".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

If that’s not intentionally misleading the public, then what is?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

However, appearances in the quantum world can be misleading.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

The comments, which circulated widely online, drew sharp responses from historians and legal scholars who rejected the comparison as inaccurate and misleading.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

The latter phrasing, while less misleading, is also less impressive, which explains why it isn’t used.

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