Synonyms for delude
dɪˈludde·lude

Wiktionary(2.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. deludeverb

   To deceive someone into believing something which is false.

   Synonyms:
   mislead, deceive

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. deceive, lead on, delude, cozenverb

   be false to; be dishonest with

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. deludeverb

   Synonyms:
   deceive, beguile, mislead, cheat, cozen, chouse, diddle, gull, dupe, circumvent, overreach, trick, impose upon, lead astray, lead into error

PPDB, the paraphrase database(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "delude":

   deceive, mislead, fool, cheat, disappoint, defraud

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How to use delude in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Autumn is an honest month; it does not delude man like spring does! It shows him the dark face of life, the tragedy, the rot, the separation, the sadness!

3. Silvio Brusaferro:

   We must not delude ourselves that a slowdown of the spread may lead us to slow down the measures of social distancing that we have adopted.

4. Hedrick Smith:

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

5. Jane Wagner:

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