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单词 lead someone on
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to trick (someone) into believing or doing something wrong
Don't allow yourself to be led on.
Synonyms
entice
Retailers will try almost anything to entice shoppers through their doors.
tempt
Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford.
lure
They did not realise that they were being lured into a trap.
mislead
Ministers knowingly misled the public.
draw on
seduce
The view of the lake and plunging cliffs seduces visitors.
deceive
He has deceived and disillusioned us all.
beguile
He used his newspapers to beguile his readers.
delude
We delude ourselves that we are in control.
hoodwink
Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry.
inveigle
She inveigles him in a plot to swindle the greedy CEO.
string along (informal)
See lead

Additional synonyms

in the sense of beguile
Definition
to charm (someone) into doing something he or she would not normally do
He used his newspapers to beguile his readers.
Synonyms
fool,
trick,
take in,
cheat,
con (informal),
mislead,
impose on,
deceive,
dupe,
gull (archaic),
delude,
bamboozle,
hoodwink,
take for a ride (informal),
befool
in the sense of deceive
Definition
to mislead by lying
He has deceived and disillusioned us all.
Synonyms
take in,
trick,
fool (informal),
cheat,
con (informal),
kid (informal),
stiff (slang),
sting (informal),
mislead,
betray,
lead (someone) on (informal),
hoax,
dupe,
beguile,
delude,
swindle,
outwit,
ensnare,
bamboozle (informal),
hoodwink,
entrap,
double-cross (informal),
take for a ride (informal),
pull a fast one on (slang),
cozen,
scam (slang),
pull the wool over (someone's) eyes
in the sense of delude
Definition
to make someone believe something that is not true
We delude ourselves that we are in control.
Synonyms
deceive,
kid (informal),
fool,
trick,
take in (informal),
cheat,
con (informal),
mislead,
impose on,
hoax,
dupe,
beguile,
gull (archaic),
bamboozle (informal),
hoodwink,
take for a ride (informal),
pull the wool over someone's eyes,
lead up the garden path (informal),
cozen,
misguide,
scam (slang)

Nearby words of
lead someone on

  • lead singer
  • lead someone a merry dance
  • lead someone astray
  • lead someone on
  • lead up to something
  • leaden
  • leader

Synonyms of 'lead someone on'

lead someone on

Additional synonyms

in the sense of hoodwink
Definition
to trick or deceive
Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry.
Synonyms
deceive,
trick,
fool,
cheat,
con (informal),
kid (informal),
mislead,
hoax,
dupe,
gull (archaic),
delude,
swindle,
rook (slang),
bamboozle (informal),
take (someone) for a ride (informal),
lead up the garden path (informal),
sell a pup,
pull a fast one on (informal),
cozen,
befool,
scam (slang)
in the sense of inveigle
Definition
to coax or manipulate (someone) into an action or situation
She inveigles him in a plot to swindle the greedy CEO.
Synonyms
coax,
persuade,
lure,
manipulate,
manoeuvre,
seduce,
entice,
lead on,
beguile,
allure,
cajole,
ensnare,
bamboozle (informal),
entrap,
wheedle,
sweet-talk (informal)
in the sense of lure
Definition
to tempt or attract by the promise of reward
They did not realise that they were being lured into a trap.
Synonyms
tempt,
draw,
attract,
invite,
trick,
seduce,
entice,
beckon,
lead on,
allure,
decoy,
ensnare,
inveigle
in the sense of mislead
Definition
to give false or confusing information to
Ministers knowingly misled the public.
Synonyms
deceive,
fool,
delude,
take someone in (informal),
bluff,
beguile,
misdirect,
misinform,
hoodwink,
lead astray,
pull the wool over someone's eyes (informal),
take someone for a ride (informal),
misguide,
give someone a bum steer (informal, US)
in the sense of seduce
Definition
to tempt into wrongdoing
The view of the lake and plunging cliffs seduces visitors.
Synonyms
tempt,
attract,
lure,
entice,
trap,
mislead,
deceive,
beguile,
allure,
decoy,
ensnare,
hypnotize,
lead astray,
inveigle
in the sense of tempt
Definition
to entice (someone) to do something, esp. something morally wrong or unwise
Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford.
Synonyms
entice,
lure,
lead on,
invite,
woo,
seduce,
coax,
decoy,
inveigle
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