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DELUSIVE Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word delusive. (exact relations)
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Best Synonyms for DELUSIVE

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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

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

deceptive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

dishonest
adjectiveadj
adjective

• deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

adjective satellite

• capable of being corrupted

fallacious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• containing or based on a fallacy

• involving deception

• based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information

fraudulent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving deception

illusory
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• based on or having the nature of an illusion

misleading
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

specious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• plausible but false

• based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

Alternatives for FALSE

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