lead someone down the garden path

verb

Synonym of lead someone up the garden path.

“They all have been leading us down the garden path about health care.”

Similar
lead someone up the garden path
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verblead someone down the garden path (third-person singular simple present leads someone down the garden path, present participle leading someone down the garden path, simple past and past participle led someone down the garden path)

present singular third person leads someone down the garden path · participle present leading someone down the garden path · participle past led someone down the garden path · past led someone down the garden path

  1. Synonym of lead someone up the garden path.

    They all have been leading us down the garden path about health care.

    Synonyms: lead someone up the garden path

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of lead someone up the garden path.

Similar
lead someone up the garden path
Also see
lead someone up the garden pathpoke borack
Cite this entry
APA

lead someone down the garden path. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20someone%20down%20the%20garden%20path

MLA

“lead someone down the garden path.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20someone%20down%20the%20garden%20path. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lead someone down the garden path,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20someone%20down%20the%20garden%20path.

Source: lead someone down the garden path on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.