Synonyms for lead up garden path
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : gahr-dn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɑr dn |
Top 10 synonyms for lead up garden path Other synonyms for the word lead up garden path
- caboodle
- come on
- deceive
- delude
- disinform
- do a number on
- double-cross
- egg one on
- ensnare
- ensorcell
- entice
- fascinate
- gull
- hoax
- illude
- impose on
- inveigle
- jive
- juggle
- lead on
- lead up garden path
- lure
- mislead
- mousetrap
- outfox
- play trick on
- rope in
- seduce
- shill
- snow
- steer
- string along
- suck in
- sucker
- take in
- tempt
- toll
- tout
- trap
- trick
- wile
Définition of lead up garden path
Origin :- c.1300, from Old North French gardin (13c., Modern French jardin), from Vulgar Latin hortus gardinus "enclosed garden," via Frankish *gardo, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz- (cf. Old Frisian garda, Old Saxon gardo, Old High German garto, German Garten "garden," Old English geard "enclosure," see yard (n.1)). Italian giardino, Spanish jardin are from French.
- Garden-party is by 1843. Garden variety in figurative sense first recorded 1928. To lead someone up the garden path "entice, deceive" is attested by 1925.
- As in decoy : verb bait, entrap
- As in delude : verb deceive, fool
Antonyms for lead up garden path
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