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Another word for deceptive

deceptive Synonyms

deceptive

modif.

Misleading
unreliable, ambiguous, illusory; see false 2, 3.
Dishonest
deceitful, tricky, lying; see dishonest 1, 2.

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Another word for deceptive

adjective

Tending to lead one into error:

delusive, delusory, fallacious, illusive, illusory, misleading. See honest, real

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He was good at deceptive conversation – too good.
Damian knew better than to trust the deceptive appearance of this type of creature.
The advantage to the fly of its deceptive resemblance to the bee is theoretically perfectly evident and practically can be demonstrated by experiment.
Darkyn waited beside an open door, hands clasped behind his back in a deceptive display of ease.
Damian and Eden were closer, his deceptive display of relaxed power causing the air to hum with even more magic.

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