📖 Definitions of "Lead on"
verb
- 1
To mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.
- 2
To encourage with the illusion of a romantic relationship.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lead on"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| deceiveverb | (transitive) To trick or mislead. |
| deludeverb | (transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe. |
| cozennoun | (archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way. |
| lead astrayverb | (transitive) To misguide or misdirect. |
| misleadverb | To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression. |
| misguideverb | (transitive) To guide poorly or incorrectly; to lead astray or into error. |
| betrayverb | (transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive. |
| fake outverb | (transitive, informal) To deceive, mislead, or trick (someone). |
| mislightverb | To deceive or lead astray with a false light. |
| undirect | Not direct. |
| tricknoun | Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle. |
| illudeverb | (literary) To give a false impression to. |
| play tricksverb | Of one's eyes, mind, etc.: to deceive or mislead one. |
| mislenoun | A fine rain or thick mist; mizzle. |
| put lie toverb | Synonym of give the lie to. |
| misinformverb | (transitive) To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information to. |
| stumblenoun | A fall, trip or substantial misstep. |
| believerb | (transitive) To give a false representation of. |
| trip upverb | (intransitive) To commit an error, make a mistake. |
| put to lieverb | Synonym of give the lie to. |
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