Teased, in a way
Else clues• ___ a wild goose chase
• Baited
• Beguiled
• Beguiled, maybe
• Deceived
• Decoyed
• Deluded
• Encouraged to believe a lie: 2 wds.
• Enticed
• Enticed deceptively
• Gave a false impression
• Gave certain ideas, in a way
• Gave false expectations
• Gave false hope to
• Gave false hopes
• Hoodwinked
• Inveigled
• Lured
• Lured, possibly to one's ruin
• Played the siren
• Played the vamp
• Pretended
• Strung along
• Teased
• Tempted
• Toyed with
• Tricked
• Vamped
• Was a tease
• Was deceptive