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[ dih-sep-tiv ] / dɪˈsɛp tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deceptive ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveapt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive. perceptually misleading: It looks like a curved line, but it's deceptive. Origin of deceptive1605–15; <Medieval Latin dēceptīvus, equivalent to Latin dēcept(us) (see deception) + -īvus-ive SYNONYMS FOR deceptive1 delusive, fallacious, specious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR deceptive ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM deceptivede·cep·tive·ly, adverbde·cep·tive·ness, nounnon·de·cep·tive, adjectivenon·de·cep·tive·ly, adverb non·de·cep·tive·ness, nounun·de·cep·tive, adjectiveun·de·cep·tive·ly, adverbun·de·cep·tive·ness, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deceptiveThat the Obama administration is "trafficking in stereotypes about Jewish deceptiveness and appetite for blood." Neo-Con Lee Smith Smears Obama Administration as Anti-Semitic|Ali Gharib|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST But at this moment Jones discovers for the first time the deceptiveness of visual memory. Hagel's Orwell Moment on India|David Frum|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST He had moments through the night of recognizing the deceptiveness of his senses. Aurora the Magnificent|Gertrude Hall Moralizing on the deceptiveness of appearances, Crimmins fortified himself with another slab of cut-plug. Garrison's Finish|W. B. M. Ferguson
We have learnt to prize Him in proportion as we have learnt the deceptiveness of all beside! Sermons|Clement Bailhache Independently of any skill or deceptiveness, this broken painted surface looks effective and lasts long. British Manufacturing Industries|L. Arnoux And then he laughed at the deceptiveness and the wild humor of his own speech. True and Other Stories|George Parsons Lathrop
British Dictionary definitions for deceptive
adjectivelikely or designed to deceive; misleadingappearances can be deceptive music (of a cadence) another word for interrupted (def. 3) Derived forms of deceptivedeceptively, adverbdeceptiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deceptivetricky, ambiguous, underhanded, deceitful, sneaky, slick, fraudulent, misleading, subtle, unreliable, disingenuous, false, bum, catchy, crafty, cunning, delusive, designing, fake, fallacious |