as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
we deluded ourselves into thinking that the ice cream wouldn't affect our diet
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of deluded
Tom Gliatto, People.com, 14 May 2025
Yuri sure could use a friend since she’s surrounded by lost boys who take their advice from her deluded father (Willem Dafoe), ready to stomp out the ochis forever.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
What does this have to do with equating Anders Breivik, who shot people on some bizarre, deluded mission to rid Norway of Islam, with Nelson Mandela?
—David Marchese, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Smash’s Megan Hilty steps into the Meryl Streep part (and cribs Streep’s bio for her own in the Playbill) as the deluded actress Madeline Ashton.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for deluded
Verb
Who else can possibly prevent Ethan’s nemesis, Gabriel (Esai Morales), in his deluded attempts to master that diabolical gizmo?
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 14 May 2025
Yuri sure could use a friend since she’s surrounded by lost boys who take their advice from her deluded father (Willem Dafoe), ready to stomp out the ochis forever.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
What does this have to do with equating Anders Breivik, who shot people on some bizarre, deluded mission to rid Norway of Islam, with Nelson Mandela?
—David Marchese, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Smash’s Megan Hilty steps into the Meryl Streep part (and cribs Streep’s bio for her own in the Playbill) as the deluded actress Madeline Ashton.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for deluded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluded
Verb
-
Cleveland also warned that users may fail to consider emoji strings to be actual passwords, and so could be deceived via phishing campaigns to share emoji passwords.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
-
The states pressing the suits, including California and New Jersey, say the companies deceived consumers about the risks posed by fossil fuels.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
In numerous replies and posts, Grok wrote messaged that glorified Adolf Hitler, attached stereotypes to users with Jewish surnames and spread erroneous conspiracy theories about the role of Jewish people in government, commerce and media.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
10 July 2025
-
Because of erroneous information on the website for the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), a story published July 6 on Page A1 incorrectly reported that former San Jose police officer George Brown’s police license with the state had been taken off suspension.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
9 July 2025
Verb
-
Also, unlike its many imposters (and there are many similar looking wireless lamps out there, so don’t be fooled), the Poldina comes with a 1-year warranty on the battery and a 2-year warranty for any defects.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
-
Heat star Tyler Herro admitted to being fooled earlier this month, while a post from the account instigated a war of words between Kevin Garnett and Draymond Green.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
The Congressional Budget Office estimated the bill would add $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, though Republican leaders dismissed the projection as inaccurate.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2025
-
And finding those homes proved challenging because many records were missing or inaccurate — some handwritten on notecards dating to the early 1900s.—
Michael Phillis,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
Adjective
-
The Levine Cava administration said those claims were untrue.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
-
For its part, the Department for Transport says this is untrue.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
9 July 2025
Adjective
-
The belief that the challenge from China can safely be divorced from the threat from Russia is deeply misguided.—
The Editors,
National Review,
11 July 2025
-
Some advocates felt the action by the supervisors was misguided, focusing on security rather than the root cases that led so many young people inside juvenile halls to use drugs — lack of programming and poor treatment options for anyone looking to kick their addiction.—
Rebecca Ellis
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
Adjective
-
The home appeared on Zillow Gone Wild, a Facebook page that highlights unique houses on the real estate market, and people were a little confused about the interior style.—
TJ Macias
July 10,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
-
Everyone was very confused about whether the watch’s band could be resized because only one kind of wrist was shown in the commercial.—
Seth Reiss,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Deluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluded. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share