Deceptive
Deceptive adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.
Usage example: in his deceptive answer about the vehicle's history, the salesman said that the used car had never been hit by another car
Mendacious is a synonym for deceptive in deceitful topic. In some cases you can use "Mendacious" instead the word "Deceptive" as an adjective or a noun.
Mendacious
Mendacious adjective - Telling or containing lies.
Deceptive is a synonym for mendacious in dishonest topic. You can use "Deceptive" instead the word "Mendacious" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as lying.
Nearby Words: mendacity, mendaciously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- crafty and deceptive
- crafty and mendacious
- cunning and deceptive
- cunning and mendacious
- dishonest and deceptive
- dishonest and mendacious
- false and deceptive
- false and mendacious
- fraudulent and deceptive
- fraudulent and mendacious
- treacherous and deceptive
- treacherous and mendacious
- spurious and deceptive
- spurious and mendacious
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