DECEPTIVE Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word deceptive. (close relations)
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| misleading | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | ||||||
| delusory | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true | ||||||
| artful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness • marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft | ||||||
| beguiling | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire • misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods | ||||||
| deceitful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • involving deception • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||
| delusive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • inappropriate to reality or facts | ||||||
| dishonest | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive adjective satellite • capable of being corrupted | ||||||
| disingenuous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness | ||||||
| duplicitous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||
| false | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality adverb • in a disloyal and faithless manner adjective satellite • arising from error • erroneous and usually accidental • deliberately deceptive • inappropriate to reality or facts • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article • designed to deceive • inaccurate in pitch • adopted in order to deceive • (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful | ||||||
| fraudulent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • involving deception | ||||||
| illusory | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • based on or having the nature of an illusion | ||||||
| insincere | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking sincerity | ||||||
| shifty | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive • changing position or direction | ||||||
| treacherous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • dangerously unstable and unpredictable • tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans | ||||||
| tricky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be trusted • having concealed difficulty • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| untrue | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not according with the facts • not true to an obligation or trust • not accurately fitted; not level • (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful | ||||||
| untrustworthy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not worthy of trust or belief | ||||||
| untruthful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not expressing or given to expressing the truth | ||||||
| deceiving | adjectiveadj | |||||
verb • be false to; be dishonest with • cause someone to believe an untruth | ||||||
