deceptive

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misleading, likely or attempting to deceive
{a} able to deceive, deceitful, false
If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true. Appearances can be deceptive. = misleading + deceptively de·cep·tive·ly The storyline is deceptively simple
tending to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading"
causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true; "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure"
causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true; "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure
{s} misleading, deceitful
Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance
illusive
deceptory
deceptive advertising
an exaggerated advertising that is attempting to deceive
deceptive cadence
a falling cadence in which the ear expects the a dominant chord to resolve to the tonic, but resolves to something else (usually a submediant chord) instead
To be deceptive
jive
deceptively
In a deceptive manner
deceptively
in a misleading manner, deceitfully, with intent to deceive
deceptively
In a manner to deceive
deceptively
in a misleading way; "the exam looked deceptively easy
deceptively
in a misleading way; "the exam looked deceptively easy"
deceptiveness
The state or quality of being deceptive
deceptiveness
The power or habit of deceiving; tendency or aptness to deceive
deceptiveness
{i} deceitfulness, dishonesty, treachery
deceptiveness
the quality of being deceptive
deceptive
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