Synonyms for deceptive
dɪˈsɛp tɪvde·cep·tive

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1. deceptive, delusoryadjective

   causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

   "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure"

   Synonyms:
   misleading, shoddy, delusory

   Antonyms:
   honorable, honest, real(a)

2. deceptive, misleading, shoddyadjective

   designed 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"; "shoddy business practices"

   Synonyms:
   cheapjack, misleading, shoddy, tawdry, jerry-built, delusory

   Antonyms:
   honorable, honest, real(a)

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1. ingenuine

   to deceive or be unauthentic.

   when asked to explain his whereabouts that night he gave misleading information

   Submitted by rinat on January 4, 2016  

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1. deceptiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   deceitful, deceiving, delusive, illusive, illusory, misleading, fallacious, clap-trap, false

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1. deceptiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   delusive, fallacious, deceitful, specious, insidious, sophistical

   Antonyms:
   guileless, candid, ingenuous, sincere, open

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1. List of paraphrases for "deceptive":

   misleading, fraudulent, deceitful, illusory, false, fallacious, specious

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1. Mike Reilly:

   I don’t think of plastic surgery as deceptive, but the idea of altering your appearance then seeming more trustworthy is interesting, when your eyes are more open, [you appear] more trustworthy— your parents, like mine, probably told you if you’re making eye contact, you’re not lying.

2. Guy Reschenthaler:

   He has been wrong, intentionally deceptive, and inconsistent throughout this entire pandemic. A few examples of Fauci’s failures include : claiming there was very little risk to Americans in January of 2020, opposing President Trump’s China travel ban then crediting it with saving lives, and wrongly predicting an explosion of cases in Texas after Gov. Abbott lifted the state mask mandates, it is long past time for Dr. Fauci to stop talking to the American public. Fauci should resign or be fired immediately.

3. Nathaniel Gleicher:

   They have using deceptive messaging and... networks of concealed pages and accounts to drive often divisive narratives over key issues of public debates in Indonesia.

4. Ted Cruz:

   Unless it's something that relates to a competition issue, or it's unfair or deceptive, then I don't think we have a role.

5. Loren Weisman:

   To me, artificial Intelligence like ChatGPT used by those with wisdom, knowledge and experience can authentically enhance the distribution of intelligence and information in a positive way. Though when used by deceptive, unexperienced and greedy fools... it can be a dangerous tool.