Synonyms of misguide

misguide

verb

ˌmis-ˈgīd 

as in to deceive

to cause to believe what is untrue

we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deceive
• fool
• trick
• mislead
• misinform
• delude
• hoodwink
• tease
• beguile
• dupe
• bamboozle
• kid
• cozen
• sting
• cheat
• hoax
• humbug
• bluff
• suck in
• sucker
• juggle
• buffalo
• string along
• have on
• gull
• catch
• burn
• con
• have
• spoof
• snow
• take in
• hornswoggle
• gaff
• fake out
• do a number on
• lead one up the garden path
• snooker
• lead one down the garden path
• gammon
• pull one's leg
• defraud
• shortchange
• pull the wool over one's eyes
• stick
• put on
• swindle
• mulct
• bleed
• fleece
• diddle
• hustle
• chisel
• skin
• flimflam
• rook
• squeeze
• euchre

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undeceive
• reveal
• expose
• uncover
• tell
• unmask
• debunk
• show up
• disclose
• divulge
• disabuse
• unveil
• disillusion
• uncloak
• disenchant

Examples of misguide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is both an ethical and strategic issue—bad data can completely misguide a company's decision-making. —Sarath Babu Yalavarthi, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024

For the most part, Russia's policies have been purposeful, cautious, and—even when misguided—reasonably consistent. —Andrei Shleifer, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2011

But while tactically successful, this experiment also highlighted how strategically misguided the larger policy is. —Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2024

This approach to foreign policy was misguided even at the peak of American power. —Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2020