Deceptive

adjective

dɪ'sɛptɪv

Adjective

designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
“the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm”
“deliberately deceptive packaging”
Similar:Misleading
causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
“deceptive calm”
Similar:Delusory

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Similar Words

Delusory
Misleading
Unreal
Dishonest
Dishonorable
Deceive
Deceptiveness

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