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. Mark Pocan:

   It is incredibly deceptive. If you can only try to win by lying to your future constituents, it’s kind of sad, right? and I just wish that Alan would not think about Alan for a change … unfortunately, some people are just very selfish.

2. Letitia James:

   Vision's illegal and deceptive practices that were targeted against New York's most vulnerable residents will finally be put to an end.

3. Homer, The Odyssey:

   Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind. For fleeting dreams have two gates: one is fashioned of horn and one of ivory. Those which pass through the one of sawn ivory are deceptive, bringing tidings which come to nought, but those which issue from the one of polished horn bring true results when a mortal sees them.

4. Texas House Democrats:

   Key Republican lawmakers are meddling with the very core of Key Republican lawmakers democracy and with the most fundamental rights of Key Republican lawmakers constituents. Key Republican lawmakers can not deliberate on these issues through a process that is at best a blundering mess and at worst a deceptive, hyperpartisan sham.

5. Jessie Liu:

   The scheme involves multiple parties affiliated with the IRGC and furthered by the deceptive voyages of the Grace 1, a network of front companies allegedly laundered millions of dollars in support of such shipments.