lead astray

English Thesaurus

1. cause someone to believe an untruth (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	misinform, mislead,
definition	:	give false or misleading information to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	impersonate, personate, pose,
definition	:	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow,
definition	:	conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in,
definition	:	fool or hoax (verb.communication)

2. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	conduct, direct, guide, lead, take,
definition	:	take somebody somewhere (verb.motion)

3. teach immoral behavior to (verb.social)

hypernym	:	corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate,
definition	:	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)

4. cause someone to believe an untruth (verb.communication)

antonym	:	undeceive,
definition	:	free from deception or illusion (verb.communication)

derivation	:	deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation,
definition	:	the act of deceiving (noun.act)

derivation	:	beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster,
definition	:	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true (noun.person)

derivation	:	betrayer, double-crosser, double-dealer, traitor, two-timer,
definition	:	a person who says one thing and does another (noun.person)

derivation	:	deceptive, misleading, shoddy,
definition	:	designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently (adj.all)

derivation	:	deceptive, delusory,
definition	:	causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true (adj.all)

5. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions (verb.motion)

derivation	:	misdirection,
definition	:	incorrect directions or instructions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	misleader,
definition	:	someone who leads astray (often deliberately) (noun.person)

6. cause someone to believe an untruth (verb.communication)

antonym	:	undeceive,
definition	:	free from deception or illusion (verb.communication)

derivation	:	deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation,
definition	:	the act of deceiving (noun.act)

derivation	:	beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster,
definition	:	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true (noun.person)

derivation	:	betrayer, double-crosser, double-dealer, traitor, two-timer,
definition	:	a person who says one thing and does another (noun.person)

derivation	:	deceptive, misleading, shoddy,
definition	:	designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently (adj.all)

derivation	:	deceptive, delusory,
definition	:	causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true (adj.all)

7. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions (verb.motion)

derivation	:	misdirection,
definition	:	incorrect directions or instructions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	misleader,
definition	:	someone who leads astray (often deliberately) (noun.person)