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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

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   • 1. deceptiveness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › deceptiveDeceptive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DECEPTIVE is tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : tending or having power to deceive. How to use deceptive in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDECEPTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DECEPTIVE definition: 1. making you believe something that is not true: 2. making you believe something that is not…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › deceptiveDECEPTIVE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Deceptive means intended to or tending to deceive—to lie, mislead, or otherwise hide or distort the truth. Deceptive is typically used to describe an action or something that deceives or is intended to deceive, as in deceptive business practices. The related noun deception refers to the act or practice of deceiving or being deceptive.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDECEPTIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   making you believe something that is not true: It's deceptive - from the outside the building looks small, but inside it's very big. Synonym. misleading. Compare. deceitful disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Dishonest. artificiality. bad faith. be rotten to the core idiom. bent. cowboy. false. finagle. fishy. fly-by-night.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › deceptiveDeceptive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Something that's deceptive is not what it seems. A deceptive person will lead you to believe something other than the truth. Of course, I would never be deceptive when explaining the word deceptive.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDECEPTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true. Appearances can be deceptive. Synonyms: misleading , false , fake , mock More Synonyms of deceptive

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdeceptive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of deceptive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of deceptive – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   DECEPTIVE definition: If something is deceptive, it makes you believe something that is not true: . Learn more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › deceptivedeceptive | meaning of deceptive in Longman Dictionary of...

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    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English deceptive de‧cep‧tive / dɪˈseptɪv / adjective 1 SEEM something that is deceptive seems to be one thing but is in fact very different Some snakes move with deceptive speed (= move faster than you think or expect).

11. www.thefreedictionary.com › deceptiveDeceptive - definition of deceptive by The Free Dictionary

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    deceptive - causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true; "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure"