misleading

/(ˌ)mɪsˈliːdɪŋ/

adj 1noun 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

appear, be

ADV

extremely, grossly, highly, positively, profoundly, seriously, very | completely, entirely, totally, wholly | a bit, a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat | potentially

deliberately

The advertisement was deliberately misleading about the product's actual benefits.

dangerously

The advertisement was dangerously misleading about how much weight the diet pills could help you lose.

PREP

about

The advertisement was misleading about how much storage space the phone actually has.

Definitions

adj

Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression, even if technically true.

The problem does not appear so hopeless when misleading metaphor is discarded.

noun

A deception that misleads.

According to this tradition, acts of deception that are mere misleadings are morally better than acts of deception that are lies.

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Synonyms

adjective — designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadve

deceptive

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The problem does not appear so hopeless when misleading metaphor is discarded.

Wiktionary

According to this tradition, acts of deception that are mere misleadings are morally better than acts of deception that are lies.

Wiktionary

It is not that Johnson's claim is groundless, but that it is misleading.

Tatoeba · #52802

In either case, the division is real and useful; but it can also be misleading.

Tatoeba · #66466

Though it is true that every normal human being is able to use language, it is misleading to compare this with his ability to eat, sleep, or walk.

Tatoeba · #318816

The utterance is potentially misleading.

Tatoeba · #839185

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