Bluff
Bluff verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: I bluffed the interviewer into believing that I could really speak French and thus would be the perfect person to serve in the newspaper's Paris bureau
Misinform and bluff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misinform" instead a verb "Bluff".
Misinform
Misinform verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: had been misinformed about the purpose of the meeting and walked in on what was a surprise birthday party
Nearby Words: misinformation, misinforming
Mutual synonyms
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Misinform and Bluff. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bluff/misinform
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Misinform or Bluff. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bluff/misinform.
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