red herring (48 synonym found)

Red herring has 48 synonyms. The top synonyms for red herring are anguille, art, artful dodge, artifice, blind, caviar, conspiracy, contrivance and 40 more. Another word for red herring is anguille. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for red herring?

A common synonym for red herring is anguille. Other synonyms include art, artful dodge, artifice, blind.

How many synonyms does red herring have?

Red herring has 48 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does red herring mean?

(n): a smoke-cured herring; a clue that is misleading or that has been falsified, intended to divert attention (from the use of smoked herrings to mislead hounds following a trail) Example: ""Gall, th

Definition of red herring:

(n) : a smoke-cured herring; a clue that is misleading or that has been falsified, intended to divert attention (from the use of smoked herrings to mislead hounds following a trail)
""Gall, the guy that does the hyp act is too shrewd, I think, to have committed such a smart murder and left himself with his pants down with no other red herring around." --Svengali Kill"
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Definition of red herring:

(n) : a smoke-cured herring; a clue that is misleading or that has been falsified, intended to divert attention (from the use of smoked herrings to mislead hounds following a trail)
""Gall, the guy that does the hyp act is too shrewd, I think, to have committed such a smart murder and left himself with his pants down with no other red herring around." --Svengali Kill"
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