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   de·cep·tive

   /dəˈseptiv/

   adjective

   • 1. giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading: "he put the question with deceptive casualness" Similar misleadingillusoryillusiveillusionaryambiguousdeceivingdelusivedistortedspeciousdeceitfulduplicitousfraudulentcounterfeitshamboguscheatingunderhandcunningcraftyslyguilefulschemingperfidioustreacherousMachiavelliandissemblingdisingenuousuntrustworthyunscrupulousunprincipleddishonestuntruthfullyingmendaciousinsincerefalseinformal:crookedsharpshadyslipperysneakytrickyfoxybentslimarchaic:subtlehollow-heartedrare:false-hearteddouble-facedtruthlessPunicOpposite honest

   Derivatives

   • 1. deceptiveness noun

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