deceptive

The word “deceptive” has 3 syllables: de-cep-tive

It's pronounced as /dɪˈsɛptɪv/

What is synonym and antonym for deceptive?

In the thesaurus, “deceptive” has 107 synonyms and 37 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for deceptive along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for deceptive

ambidextrous
ambiguous
artful
artificial
astucious
backhanded
beguiling
bent
bewildering
bogus
bum
cagey
cagy
catchy
circuitous
confounding
counterfeit
crafty
crooked
cunning
deceitful
deceiving
defrauding
deluding
delusive
delusory
designing
devious
dishonest
disingenuous
dissembling
distracting
double-dealing
duplicitous
equivocal
evasive
faithless
fake
fallacious
false
fast
feigned
fishy
forged
foxy
fraudulent
furtive
guileful
hypocritical
illusory
imposturous
inaccurate
incorrect
indirect
insidious
insincere
jive
knavish
left-handed
lying
mendacious
misleading
mock
oblique
off
perfidious
perplexing
phoney
phony
plausible
puzzling
rascal
rogue
roguish
scheming
seeming
serpentine
shady
sham
sharp
shifty
slick
slippery
sly
sneaking
sneaky
snide
specious
spurious
subtile
subtle
treacherous
trick
trickish
tricky
two-faced
unconscionable
underhand
underhanded
unethical
unprincipled
unreliable
unscrupulous
untrustworthy
untruthful
wily
wrong

Antonyms for deceptive

aboveboard
candid
clarifying
conscientious
decent
direct
elucidative
ethical
explanatory
forthright
foursquare
frank
free-spoken
genuine
honest
honorable
illuminating
just
nondeceptive
open
openhearted
outspoken
plain
plainspoken
real
reliable
revealing
revelatory
scrupulous
sincere
straight
straightforward
true
trustworthy
truthful
upright
valid

Meanings of deceptive

adjective
1. Likely or attempting to deceive.

Example Sentences

The salesperson's deceptive tactics made customers feel misled.
His deceptive behavior caused many people to doubt his honesty.
The advertisement was deceptive, promising benefits that didn't actually exist.
A deceptive appearance can sometimes hide a person's true intentions.
The detective uncovered the deceptive scheme behind the fraudulent transactions.

On this page you'll find 144 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to deceptive, such as: aboveboard, ambidextrous, ambiguous, artful, artificial, astucious, backhanded.

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