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单词 deceptiveness
释义

deceptive

adjective

de·​cep·​tive di-ˈsep-tiv How to pronounce deceptive (audio)
: tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : tending or having power to deceive
a deceptive appearance
a pitcher with a deceptive windup
deceptively adverb
deceptiveness noun

Synonyms

  • beguiling
  • deceitful
  • deceiving
  • deluding
  • delusive
  • delusory
  • fallacious
  • false
  • misleading
  • specious
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Example Sentences

in his deceptive answer about the vehicle's history, the salesman said that the used car had never been hit by another car a mail-order firm indicted for deceptive business practices
Recent Examples on the Web The department said that scheduling too many flights would be considered an unfair and deceptive practice under federal law. David Koenig, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023 The government also issue four other aviation protection orders — fines against airlines for violating department regulations or engaging in unfair and deceptive practices. Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023 The high court, which wiped out a $1.3 billion judgment involving a deceptive payday-lending scheme, said Congress would need to explicitly grant the FTC that power. Brent Kendall, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2021 Yet the appearance of prosperity is deceptive, even at home. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2023 Bankman-Fried's name was listed as a defendant in a class-action lawsuit filed Friday, accusing him and several celebrities of deceptive marketing. CBS News, 9 Dec. 2022 The video violated Indiana’s laws governing deceptive marketing of gambling. Emily Steel, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2022 Marten says that the center believes that many other CPCs go too far with deceptive marketing and ads. Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 12 Sep. 2022 The investigation also found that Juul engaged in deceptive marketing by failing to clearly disclose that their product contained nicotine on its packaging, Paxton explained in his Tuesday statement. Michael Murney, Chron, 6 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see deception

First Known Use

circa 1611, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

deceptive

adjective
de·​cep·​tive di-ˈsep-tiv How to pronounce deceptive (audio)
: tending or having power to deceive : misleading
a deceptive appearance
deceptively adverb
deceptiveness noun

Legal Definition

deceptive

adjective
de·​cep·​tive di-ˈsep-tiv How to pronounce deceptive (audio)
: tending or having capacity to deceive
deceptive trade practices
compare fraudulent, misleading

deceptiveness

noun

as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery numerous complaints about the deceptiveness of the ad campaign

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • deception
  • deceit
  • deceitfulness
  • fraud
  • cheating
  • cunning
  • duplicity
  • lying
  • dishonesty
  • guile
  • crookedness
  • dissimulation
  • fakery
  • secrecy
  • cunningness
  • craftiness
  • dissembling
  • wiliness
  • fraudulence
  • cozenage
  • dupery
  • double-dealing
  • crookery
  • subterfuge
  • artifice
  • trickery
  • craft
  • hypocrisy
  • mendacity
  • prevarication
  • foxiness
  • artfulness
  • chicanery
  • insincerity
  • guilefulness
  • swindling
  • deviousness
  • shrewdness
  • skulduggery
  • underhandedness
  • equivocation
  • jugglery
  • obliquity
  • falsehood
  • sneakiness
  • covertness
  • unscrupulousness
  • untruth
  • fib
  • sanctimoniousness
  • slyness
  • skullduggery
  • legerdemain
  • shiftiness
  • shadiness
  • falsity
  • furtiveness
  • caginess
  • slipperiness
  • wile
  • two-facedness
  • smoothness
  • chicane
  • stealthiness
  • slickness
  • treacherousness
  • mountebankery
  • hanky-panky
  • cageyness
  • oiliness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sincerity
  • artlessness
  • guilelessness
  • ingenuousness
  • forthrightness
  • frankness
  • directness
  • candor
  • openness
  • plainness
  • honesty
  • reliability
  • candidness
  • trustworthiness
  • truthfulness
  • solidity
  • probity
  • dependability
  • integrity
  • goodness
  • virtuousness
  • righteousness
  • good faith
  • incorruptibility
  • plainspokenness
  • uprightness
  • decency
  • trustability
  • reliableness
  • trustiness
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