Antonyms for leading astray
| Grammar : Verb |
- abet
- advise
- aid
- anger
- assist
- attach
- be direct
- be honest
- be loyal
- bore
- calm
- clarify
- clean
- cleanse
- clear up
- combine
- comfort
- connect
- counsel
- defend
- disenchant
- disgust
- dissuade
- encourage
- enlighten
- exclude
- expect
- explain
- explicate
- facilitate
- give
- guard
- help
- honor
- illuminate
- improve
- inform
- irritate
- keep to
- lead
- lose
- maintain
- make happy
- make mad
- obey
- order
- organize
- please
- praise
- protect
- purify
- push
- reject
- release
- repel
- repulse
- separate
- settle
- soothe
- stay
- straighten
- support
- surrender
- tell all
- tire
- turn off
- unite
- upgrade
- upset
- value
Definition of leading astray
- As in misinform : verb give wrong information intentionally
- As in mislead : verb give someone the wrong idea, information
- As in outwit/outsmart : verb get the better of; figure out before another
- As in seduce : verb tempt, ensnare
- As in outwit : verb deceive
- As in outsmart : verb outwit
- As in outthink : verb outwit
- As in confuse : verb bewilder someone
- As in debauch : verb deprave, corrupt
- As in distract : verb divert attention; confuse
- As in divert : verb take attention away
Synonyms for leading astray
- abash
- abstract
- abuse
- addle
- agitate
- amaze
- amuse
- astonish
- attract attention
- baffle
- bait
- bait and switch
- bamboozle
- bastardize
- beat
- becloud
- bedevil
- befuddle
- beguile
- bemuse
- bend the rules
- bestialize
- betray
- bewilder
- bilk
- bluff
- bribe
- brutalize
- bunk
- call away
- cap
- catch flies
- cheat
- circumlocute
- circumvent
- cloud
- clutter
- coax
- complicate
- con
- confound
- confuse
- cover up
- cozen
- darken
- daze
- debase
- deceive
- decoy
- defeat
- defile
- deflower
- defraud
- delude
- demoralize
- derange
- detach
- deter
- detract
- disadvise
- discomfit
- discompose
- disconcert
- discountenance
- discourage
- disengage
- disinform
- disorient
- dissuade
- distract
- disturb
- divert
- double-cross
- double-talk
- doublespeak
- draw
- draw away
- dupe
- embarrass
- end run
- end-run
- engross
- enmesh
- ensnare
- entangle
- entertain
- entice
- entrap
- fake out
- faze
- figure out
- finagle
- fluster
- fog
- fool
- fornicate
- fox
- fraternize
- frenzy
- frustrate
- fuddle
- fudge
- get around
- go bad
- go to hell
- goose
- gull
- gyp
- harass
- have
- hoax
- hoodwink
- hook
- hose
- illude
- induce
- intrigue
- inveigle
- invite
- involve
- jip
- juggle
- juke
- lead astray
- lead away
- lead on
- lie
- live in the gutter
- lure
- madden
- make a fool of
- make a monkey of
- mess up
- misdirect
- misguide
- misinform
- mislead
- misrepresent
- misstate
- mix up
- mortify
- mousetrap
- muddle
- mystify
- nonplus
- obscure
- occupy
- outdo
- outfox
- outgeneral
- outguess
- outjockey
- outmaneuver
- outsmart
- outthink
- outwit
- overreach
- perplex
- persuade
- perturb
- pervert
- pollute
- prevaricate
- pull
- pull a fast one on
- pull wool over eyes
- put on
- put on an act
- put on false front
- put one over on
- put up smoke screen
- puzzle
- rattle
- ravish
- render uncertain
- rip off
- rook
- rope in
- ruin
- run circles around
- scam
- seduce
- send on a wild-goose chase
- shaft
- shame
- sidetrack
- signify
- snow
- stall
- steer
- stir up
- string along
- stump
- subvert
- sucker
- swindle
- take in
- tempt
- throw off
- throw off balance
- top
- torment
- trick
- trouble
- turn aside
- unbalance
- unhinge
- unsettle
- upset
- victimize
- violate
- vitiate
- warp
- wheedle
- worry
- worst
- wrong steer
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