Synonyms for mislead

delude, cheat, deceive, defraud, cozen, bilk, take in, overreach, outwit, ensnare, trick, enmesh, entangle, victimize, lure, beguile, inveigle, hoax, dupe, gull, bait, misrepresent, bluff, give a bum steer*, throw off the scent*, lead one on a merry chase*, bamboozle*, gull*, dupe*, scam*, humbug*, hoodwink*, put someone on*; see also deceive, lie 1. See syn. study at deceive.