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deceptive

/dɪˈsɛp.tɪv/adjective3 syllables

Deceptive means: designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently.

Synonyms for deceptive13

adjective, as in designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

misleading, dishonest, dishonorable

adjective, as in causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

delusory, unreal

also used for deceptive

beguiling, deceitful, deceptious, deceptory, fallacious, fraudful, fraudulent, mendacious

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What does deceptive mean?2

adjective

1

designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently“the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm”

2

causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true“deceptive calm”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with deceptive?3

three syllables

receptiveperceptive

four syllables

contraceptive
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Deceptive in a sentence

  • And, as you know, appearances are often deceptive.sundown
  • Except for numbers, nothing is as deceptive as facts.rul
  • There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.carlosalberto
  • The relative calm that we've experienced in the last few years is deceptive.AlanF_US
  • I believe that dreams are not always deceptive.CarpeLanam
  • Judge people not by age, but by behavior. Years are deceptive.AlanF_US
  • The weather is deceptive in spring.deniko
  • People place more trust in a deceptive image than in an article full of facts.shekitten

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