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    De·cep·tive
    /dəˈseptiv/

    adjective

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

    Aug 2, 2012 · 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

    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

    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.

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

    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

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

    Define deceptive. deceptive synonyms, deceptive pronunciation, deceptive translation, English dictionary definition of deceptive. adj. Deceiving or tending to deceive: a deceptive advertisement. de·cep′tive·ness n.

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

    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

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

    likely to make you believe something that is not true synonym misleading. a deceptive advertisement. Appearances can often be deceptive (= things are not always what they seem to be). the deceptive simplicity of her writing style (= it seems simple but is not really)

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondeceptive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDECEPTIVE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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

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