lead on

Questions about lead on

What does lead on mean?

lead on means "entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for lead on?

Close synonyms include deceive, delude, cozen. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lead on a common word?

lead on is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.