deceivingly
1
7.7
- adverb
- /dɪˈsiːvɪŋli/
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engañosamente
- Deceivingly neutral and informational, the key mediates between image and audience, directing the viewer to specific parts of the canvas and adding information selectively.
Examples
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I arrived at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Monday, and after first getting in the wrong registration line, and then the wrong session, I finally found the right place (in my defense, it is a deceivingly large hotel).
Blog text (23) -
She played tennis wearing a lightweight kimono and had long, white hair which was always coiled into a deceivingly small bun.
Fiction book (1992) -
And as I mentioned last time, it's, it looks deceivingly short, the number of questions on them.
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On the surface, it looks deceivingly simple.
Blog text (23) -
I'm better looking, I have better hair, I'm deceivingly smart, and I want everyone else to do what I say.
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My voice is deceivingly neutral as I explain that he's getting a time out because there's no hitting.
Fiction book (1997) -
It's a deceivingly simple concept, but the implications are spectacular: if a nuclear reaction could occur at room temperature, then an abundance of energy could be created without the dangerous waste that results from nuclear power plants.
Blog text (10) -
Considering that she had spent more than half a day as a hostage inside a Brooklyn bank, she was remarkably well put together and deceivingly composed.
Blog text (3) -
These organizations' websites appear deceivingly disinterested, claiming to promote a "pro-science" and not an "anti-vaccine" agenda.
Academic text (2016) -
At first glance, the puzzle seemed deceivingly easy, but it took hours to complete.
Synonyms
83
3.5
In a way that is not true or correct
16
5.7
In a way that makes something seem different from what it really is
10
7.5
In a dishonest way to trick someone to get money or other things
4
3.5
In a way that tries to trick or cheat other people
2
5.3
In a way that gives someone the wrong idea
2
8.4
In a dishonest way, by pretending not to know something
1
6.3
In a way that tries to trick someone
1
5.9
In a way that is not true to make other people believe something false
1
9.9
In a way that says things that are not true
1
7.8
In a charming way that may trick someone
1
8.4
In a wrong way because of a false belief that leads to wrong conclusions
In a way that seems true but is actually false
In a way that makes people believe something that is not true
In a clever, tricky way to get what you want
In a clever way that tries to fool someone
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deceivingly comes from deceive, made of the part de- meaning 'away' and the part -ceive, as in receive and perceive, meaning 'take' or 'get'. So, to do something deceivingly is to do it in a way that 'takes away' the true idea and makes people believe something wrong.