What is another word for garden path?

Pronunciation: [ɡˈɑːdən pˈaθ] (IPA)

The phrase "garden path" can be used to describe a situation where a person is misled or tricked into a false conclusion or interpretation. There are several synonyms for this phrase such as "wild goose chase", "false trail", "deceptive path", or "misleading direction". These terms all capture the idea of leading someone astray with false clues or premises. Each of these phrases can be used in different contexts, but they all convey the sense of someone being led down the wrong path. Whether it's in a conversation, an argument, or a mystery novel, these synonyms can add variety and nuance to the language we use to describe misdirection.

Synonyms for Garden path:

What are the hypernyms for Garden path?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    sidewalk, walking path, pedestrian path.

Famous quotes with Garden path

  • If we don't empower ourselves with knowledge, then we're gonna be led down a garden path.
    Fran Drescher
  • They can certainly expect to be very impressed with the technical aspects of the show, fooled and led up the garden path by the story and ultimately have a jolly good laugh!
    Louise Jameson
  • ...he resents being made to realise, this late, that the songs of his life were as moronic as the rock the brainless kids now feed on, or the Sixties and Seventies stuff that Nelson gobbled up – all of it designed for empty heads and overheated hormones, an ocean white with foam, and listening to it now is like trying to eat a double banana split the way he used to. It's all , cooked up to turn a quick profit. They lead us down the garden path, the music manufacturers, then turn around and lead the next generation down with a slightly different flavour of glop.
    John Updike

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