deceptive
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5.3
- adjective
- /dɪˈsɛptɪv/
- OK, I think the stat is a little bit deceptive and I will explain why.
- deceptive appearance
- deceptive language
- deceptive words
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Watch on YouTubeBut this, this picture is actually a little bit deceptive in how nice it is.
- But this, this picture is actually a little bit deceptive in how nice it is.
- Are you, are you being deceptive in doing so?
- And the best way to meet that quota is by engaging in deceptive or coercive practices.
- But this isn't a great example of when unfair, deceptive trade practices would apply.
- However, instead, the defendants then sell their shares into the demand that their deceptive promotions generate.
- Money in a narcissistic relationship is all but guaranteed to be a fraught, confused, deceptive and harmful space.
- I do think that simplicity is one of the hardest things you can do, and it is deceptive in that way because it looks simple.
- And and that will, that will cause those deceptive behaviors that you're describing.
- although we did lose a lot of men that were deceptive this December. December
Examples
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Her lightness of touch was always deceptive, and I was deceived.
Academic text (2000) -
The advertisement was found to be deceptive, leading many consumers to make purchases based on false claims.
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But this, this picture is actually a little bit deceptive in how nice it is.
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That message in itself is deceptive, right?
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I will never fall for your deceptive schemes.
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How do you feel about using a deceptive sales tactic?
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Moonlight can be cruelly deceptive.
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Therefore, the use of verbal and visually deceptive cues might be expected to increase weight lifting performance.
Academic text (1990) -
Yeah, well, appearances can be deceptive, can't they? - Elsie.
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He realized too late that the offer was deceptive and would only cost him more money in the long run.
Synonyms
202
5.3
Trying to seem real to deceive people
134
4.4
Giving a wrong idea that makes people believe false things
128
2.5
Likely to lie or cheat to get something for yourself
56
7.8
Pretending to be honest by hiding what you know
31
5.0
Acting in a dishonest way to make people believe something untrue
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8.9
Pretending to feel one way while acting another way
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7.4
A look or behavior that seems dishonest and hard to trust
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8.3
Making people believe things that are not true
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4.8
Not honest and likely to tell lies
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8.1
Making something seem true when it is not
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8.3
To give a wrong idea of the real situation
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9.1
Giving a false idea that makes people believe something untrue
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8.8
A visual effect that makes a picture or object look real when it is not
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deceptive comes from the Latin verb decipere, made from de- and capere, where capere means 'to take' and is in English words like receive and accept. So a deceptive person 'takes' someone away from the truth, which is why deceptive means 'giving a false impression'.