deceiving (Adj.)

deceiving (Adj.)
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  • eye-deceiving — adj. creating the illusion of seeing reality. Syn: trompe l oeil(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • self-deceiving — /self di see ving, self /, adj. 1. subject to self deception; tending to deceive or fool oneself: a self deceiving person. 2. used in deceiving oneself, esp. in justifying a false belief, a morally reprehensible act, or the like: a self deceiving …   Universalium

  • self-deceiving — self deceiv′ing adj …   From formal English to slang

  • self-deception — n. deceiving oneself esp. concerning one s true feelings etc. Derivatives: self deceit n. self deceiver n. self deceiving adj. self deceptive adj …   Useful english dictionary

  • self-deception — [self′di sep′shən] n. the deceiving of oneself as to one s true feelings, motives, circumstances, etc.: also self deceit self deceiving adj …   English World dictionary

  • two-timing — adj. deceiving; unfaithful, disloyal …   English contemporary dictionary

  • deceptive — adj fallacious, illusory, illusive, spurious, factitious; deceiving, misleading, evasive, elusive, dodgy, shifty, slippery; fraudulent, false, deceitful, hollow; catchy, sophistical, casuistic; specious, bogus, sham, counterfeit, pseudo, mock;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • fallacious — adj 1. false, untrue, not true, devoid of truth, not right; erroneous, mistaken, incorrect, Sl. all wet, all wrong; spurious, counterfeit, fictitious, U.S. bogus. 2. delusive, deceptive, deceiving, underhanded, illusory, illusive; deceitful,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • meretricious — adj 1. gaudy, garish, flashy, Sl. flash, showy, bedizened, flaunting; loud, bold, painted, hard, Inf. honky tonk; tawdry, cheap, dime store, tinselly, brummagem, gimcrack, trumpery, trashy, Inf. chintzy, Inf. tacky, Sl. rinky dink; tasteless, in… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • misleading — adj deceiving, deceptive, evasive, elusive, dodgy, shifty, slippery; fraudulent, false, deceitful, hollow; catchy, tricky, subtle, sophistical, casuistic; fallacious, illusory, illusive, spurious, factitious …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • sophisticated — adj 1. worldly wise, knowing, knowledgeable, in the know, Sl. hip, Sl. hep, Sl. cool, Sl. with it; slick, suave, urbane, citified, worldly, cosmopolitan, at home anywhere; polished, refined, cultured, educated, Ivy League; elegant, stylish,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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