CEFR B2

deceptive

adjective

Meaning

Giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading.

Examples

The advertisement made deceptive claims about the product's effectiveness.
His calm demeanor was deceptive, hiding a turbulent inner life.

Synonyms: misleading, false, dishonest, misleading, fallacious

Learn English that separates you from the crowd with Anaversity: private classes, Ani practice, Campus tools, and a public English-learning community.

deceptive (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛptɪv/

Definition

Giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading.

Examples

The advertisement made deceptive claims about the product's effectiveness.
His calm demeanor was deceptive, hiding a turbulent inner life.
The politician used deceptive language to avoid answering the question directly.

How to Use deceptive

deceptive of (prepositional phrase): Giving a false impression about something. — "The desert landscape, with its mirages, can be deceptive of the true distance to the oasis."

Synonyms of deceptive

Words with a similar meaning to deceptive:

Antonyms of deceptive

Words with the opposite meaning to deceptive:

Browse the full Anaversity dictionary