misleading

(mĭs-lē'dĭng)
adj.
Tending to mislead; deceptive.

misleadingly mis·lead'ing·ly adv.

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Pointing to an interpretation that is not factual or is unrealistic. Facts or statements that may be misstated, distorted, augmented, omitted, and arranged in such a manner as to obscure and conceal material aspects of an item are misleading. The accountant carefully prepares, based on the reliance on accepted standards of auditing practice and statement presentation, financial information to avoid misleading inferences.

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adjective

Tending to lead one into error: deceptive, delusive, delusory, fallacious, illusive, illusory. See honest/dishonest, real/imaginary.

adj

Definition: deceptive, confusing
Antonyms: honest, truthful

For a list of words related to misleading, see:

• Bad, False, Evil, Insincere, or Dishonest

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