misleading

  • 31misleading — misleadingly, adv. misleadingness, n. /mis lee ding/, adj. deceptive; tending to mislead. [1630 40; MISLEAD + ING2] * * * …

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  • 32misleading — adjective Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression …

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  • 33misleading — Synonyms and related words: Barmecidal, Barmecide, airy, apparent, apparitional, autistic, beguiling, bewildering, bum steer, catchy, chimeric, college of Laputa, conflict, confounding, corruption, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, deluding,… …

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  • 34misleading — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Tending to lead one into error: deceptive, delusive, delusory, fallacious, illusive, illusory. See HONEST, REAL …

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  • 35misleading — mɪs lɪːdɪŋ adj. tending to mislead, deceptive ,mis lead || ‚mɪslɪːd v. lead astray, misguide, misdirect, misinform, deceive, delude …

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  • 36misleading — adj deceiving, deceptive, evasive, elusive, dodgy, shifty, slippery; fraudulent, false, deceitful, hollow; catchy, tricky, subtle, sophistical, casuistic; fallacious, illusory, illusive, spurious, factitious …

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  • 37misleading — adjective Syn: deceptive, confusing, deceiving, equivocal, false Ant: clear, honest, straightforward …

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  • 38misleading — mis•lead•ing [[t]mɪsˈli dɪŋ[/t]] adj. tending to mislead; deceptive • Etymology: 1630–40 mis•lead′ing•ly, adv. mis•lead′ing•ness, n …

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  • 39misleading — adj. causing to err or go astray; imprecise, confusing. Derivatives: misleadingly adv. misleadingness n …

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  • 40Misleading Statements & Practices — Section 47 of the Financial Services Act 1986 makes it a criminal offence to try and mislead the market or investors. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary …

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