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Deceptive synonyms

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unreliable
Not reliable.
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  1. Not reliable.
  2. Marked by or exhibiting a lack of reliability.
ambiguous
Doubtful or uncertain:
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  1. Doubtful or uncertain:
  2. Open to more than one interpretation:
  3. Not clear; indefinite; vague
illusory
Producing, based on, or having the nature of, illusion; deceptive; unreal
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  1. Producing, based on, or having the nature of, illusion; deceptive; unreal
  2. Produced by, based on, or having the nature of an illusion; deceptive:
  3. Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal
deceitful
Deceptive in multiple ways
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  1. Deceptive in multiple ways
  2. Deliberately misleading or cheating
  3. Tending to deceive; apt to lie or cheat
tricky
Requiring great skill or care
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  1. Requiring great skill or care
  2. Hard to deal with, complicated
  3. Requiring caution or skill:
lying
False; not truthful
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  1. False; not truthful
  2. Disposed to or characterized by untruth:
delusive
Of or like a delusion; unreal
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  1. Of or like a delusion; unreal
  2. Having the nature of a delusion; false:
  3. Tending to delude; misleading
delusory
Tending to deceive; delusive.
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  1. Tending to deceive; delusive.
fallacious
Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
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  1. Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
  2. Tending to mislead; deceptive:
  3. Deceptive or misleading.
illusive
Subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome.
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  1. Subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome.
  2. Illusory; unreal
  3. Illusory.
illusory
Producing, based on, or having the nature of, illusion; deceptive; unreal
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  1. Producing, based on, or having the nature of, illusion; deceptive; unreal
  2. Produced by, based on, or having the nature of an illusion; deceptive:
  3. Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal
misleading
Tending to mislead; deceptive.
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  1. Tending to mislead; deceptive.
  2. Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression.
Find another word for deceptive. In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for deceptive, like: unreliable, ambiguous, illusory, deceitful, tricky, lying, false, dishonest, delusive, delusory and fallacious.

Sentence Examples

  • He was good at deceptive conversation – too good.

  • Damian knew better than to trust the deceptive appearance of this type of creature.

  • Maybe it was deceptive to keep it a secret, but if he was marrying her for love, it wouldn't make any difference.

  • Damian and Eden were closer, his deceptive display of relaxed power causing the air to hum with even more magic.

  • The advantage to the fly of its deceptive resemblance to the bee is theoretically perfectly evident and practically can be demonstrated by experiment.

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