Appearance is deceptive.
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Deceptive
/dɪˈsɛp.tɪv/
Synonyms for "deceptive" (263 found)
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Closest matches (53)
Adjective(8 words)
aberrantabroadadriftairyall abroadall in the mindall offall wrongamissapparentapparently soundapparitionalaskewassumedastrayat faultautisticawrybarmecidalbarmecide
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Noun(10 words)
adulteratingbamboozlingbatesian mimicrybilkingbluffingbsbullshittingcheap trickcozeningdata manipulation
Verb(5 words)
Strong matches (79)
Adjective(21 words)
deceitfuldeliberatedelusorydisreputablediversionarydubious claimeristicalfallacious reasoningfalse alibifalse assertionfalse descriptorfalse statementfalse wordingfalserfalsestfaulty wordingfraudulentfraudulent actfraudulent claimfraudulent report
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Noun(16 words)
decoyingdisguisingdissemblingdupingfakingfallacious justificationfalsifyingfibbingfinaglingfleecingflimflamflimflammingfoistingforced perspectivefudginggoogly
Verb(4 words)
Related words (131)
heterodoxhollowhypocriticalillogicalillusionalillusionaryillusiveillusoryimaginaryinsincerejesuiticjesuiticallyingmeretriciousmisleadingnot rightnot trueobliqueoffoff the track
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ostensibleoutoverrefinedoversubtlepeccantperversepervertedphantasmagoricphantasmalphantomphilosophisticplausiblepseudoquestionableseemingself-contradictoryself-deceptiveself-deludingshiftyslipperysophisticsophisticalspeciousspectralspuriousstrayingsubtlesupposititioustortuoustreacheroustrickishtricksytrickyunactualunfactualunfoundedunorthodoxunprovedunrealunreliableunsubstantialuntrueuntruthfulvisionarywidewrong
Noun(27 words)
hoaxinghoodwinkinghumbugginginvoice fraudlegal misrepresentationluringmisdirectingmisguidingmisinformedmisleading exampleobfuscatingoutfoxingpayroll fraudpeddlingphoneyingphonyingpotemkinpseudoscientific argumentationripoffsandbagging
Verb(18 words)
hoodwinkedhucksteredimpersonatinginfluencing strategiesmalingeredmaskedmasqueradedmisrepresentedmisrepresentingperjuredprevaricatedprevaricatingriggedschemedsculpt public opinionsimperedsubvertingweaseled
Adjective(20 words)
illusoryinsidiousintentional deceptionlogical fallacymanipulativemanipulative influencemaya-relatedmendaciousplanted evidencepromotional aggressivenesssneakiersneakiestspurious claimsugarcoatedtrickiertrickiestunderhandedunfaithfuluntrustworthy resourceuntrusty
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7 entriescalculated misrepresentationdeceptive advertisingdeceptive labelingdeceptive packagingdeceptive practicesdeliberate deceptionfraudulent claim
Collocations
6 entriesdeceptive advertisingdeceptive appearancedeceptive labelingdeceptive marketingdeceptive packagingdeceptive practices
Inflections
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Derivations
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3 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Source: tatoeba (892284)
Magical are the straight lines in how they perturb the curved ones, aggravate their distortion and make them look more zigzagged, revealing their deceptive appearance.
Source: tatoeba (2743040)
Judge people not by age, but by behavior. Years are deceptive.
Source: tatoeba (2839993)
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