deceptive Definition
de·cep·tive (dē sep′tiv, di-)
deceptive Related Forms
de·cep′·tively adverb
de·cep′·tive·ness noun
deceptive Synonyms
deceptive
modif.
deceptive Usage Examples
Preposition: for
number: The group claims that the campaign is deceptive for a number of reasons, including that CFFC is simply not Catholic.
Preposition: in
- size: The Croma was deceptive in size and offered generous family sized proportions.
- term: The photo is a bit deceptive in terms of angles, which you will have to be aware of.
- way: Its distinctive art nouveau design is deceptive in another way.
Modifies a noun
- simplicity: The peripheral seating areas have been bought to life with deceptive simplicity.
- tactic: Beryl xx Dear Beryl, I am beginning to worry about the deceptive tactics I undertake to lull girls into my world of insecurities.
- advertisement: The settlement follows the agency's lawsuit charging consumers were misled through deceptive cell phone advertisements.
- spam: Unsolicited and deceptive spam, while annoying and offensive, is no longer my biggest concern.
- appearance: Again, we stress how deceptive appearances can be.
- ease: Marcel ran in from close to the halfway, going round the opposition cover with deceptive ease for a scintillating score.
Modifying Another Word
- somewhat: There are somewhat deceptive signs no doubt to lure cyclists to outlying villages.
- rather: From the High Street the entrance is rather deceptive - there is a wrought iron sign indicating the entrance to an alley.
- extremely: Distances in the Himalayas, we found, can be extremely deceptive.
- quite: Asked if there was any danger of falling, Greene smiled A camera is quite deceptive.
- highly: This argument in favor of regional processing, while appealing in its simplicity, is highly deceptive.
- very: Its a very deceptive place, just looks quite normal from the outside.
Used with adjective complement
use: One common scam is the creation of " shadow " domains that funnel users to a site by using deceptive redirects.
Browse dictionary entries near deceptive
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