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Another word for deceptive

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Adjective

  1. Tending to lead one into error

    See also:

    real

    honest

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Another word for deceptive

Modifier

  1. Misleading

    See also:

    false

  2. Dishonest

    See also:

    dishonest

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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.

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

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

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