MISLEAD Related Words

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Hypernym

  • lead, take, direct, conduct, guide

    take somebody somewhere

  • inform

    impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to

Derivation

  • misdirection

    incorrect directions or instructions

  • misleader

    someone who leads astray (often deliberately)

  • misinformation

    information that is incorrect

Hyponym

  • lie

    tell an untruth

  • beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter

    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

  • overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify

    to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

  • sandbag

    downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling

  • deceive, betray, lead astray

    cause someone to believe an untruth

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