Antonyms for delude
dɪˈludde·lude

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. deludeverb

   To deceive someone into believing something which is false.

   Synonyms:
   mislead, deceive

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. deceive, lead on, delude, cozenverb

   be false to; be dishonest with

   Synonyms:
   betray, lead astray, cozen, lead on, deceive

How to use delude in a sentence?

1. Hedrick Smith:

   Journalists cover words and delude themselves into thinking they have committed journalism.

2. Jane Wagner:

   Our ability to delude ourselves may be an important survival tool.

3. Mahabharata:

   In youth a man is deluded by other ideas than those which delude him in middle life, and again in his decay he embraces other ideas.

4. Chuck Schumer:

   I wouldn't want to delude anybody into thinking this is easy, but we're trying to come to a place where 50 senators can support two bills -- the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Act -- and with a change in the rules, so we can get the votes to pass these bills into law.

5. Henry C. Blinn:

   Mistakes live in the neighbourhood of truth and therefore delude us.

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