The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FALSE , but the solution may also be DECEPTIVE which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Newsday).
Misleading crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FALSE | 32 % | 5 |
| DECEPTIVE | 16 % | 9 |
| ILLUSIVE | 16 % | 8 |
| DELUSORY | 11 % | 8 |
| LYINGTO | 5 % | 7 |
| DECEITFUL | 5 % | 9 |
| ILLUSORY | 5 % | 8 |
| DELUSIVE | 5 % | 8 |
| DELUDING | 5 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Misleading
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- deceptive
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- spurious
- bogus
- mendacious
- misrepresentation
- fake
- untruthful
- deception
- deceiving
- deceitful
Crossword Answer definitions
FALSE noun- One of two options on a true-or-false test.
- Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
- Based on factually incorrect premises.
- Spurious, artificial.
- Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
- Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
- Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
- Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
- Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
- Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance.
- Out of tune.
- In a dishonest and disloyal way; falsely.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result FALSE
- Like some pretenses or teeth
- Kind of alarm or arrest
- Distorted
- Phoney baloney
- Exam answer
- Quiz choice
- Phony
- Quiz answer
- Like a whopper
- Counterfeit
More clues leading to the result DECEPTIVE
More clues leading to the result ILLUSIVE
More clues leading to the result DELUSORY
More clues leading to the result LYINGTO
- Misleading
- Betraying, in a way
- Deceiving
- Tricking, in a way
- Not being honest with
- Hardly moving, as a ship
- Deluding deliberately
More clues leading to the result DECEITFUL
More clues leading to the result ILLUSORY
- Deceptive
- Misleading
- Apparent
- Tending to deceive.
- Unreal.
- Deceptive.
- Unreal
- Unreal; deceptive
- Not for real
- Not what it appears to be