misleading

Definitions

Giving the wrong idea or impression.

Deliberately deceptive or intended to lead someone into error.

Examples

The advertisement was highly misleading because it promised results that were physically impossible to achieve.

He gave a misleading answer to the reporter, which caused a great deal of confusion among the public.

Synonyms

deceptive fallacious ambiguous distorting equivocal specious dishonest

Antonyms

straightforward truthful unambiguous clear accurate honest veracious