lead-astray

Verbs

  • (v) teach immoral behavior to
    • It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits
    lead off,
  • (v) lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
    • The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver
    misguide, mislead, misdirect,
  • (v) cause someone to believe an untruth
    • The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
    deceive, betray,

Synonyms

lead off misguide mislead misdirect deceive betray

Antonyms

undeceive

Words of close approximity