Deceptive and Mistaken

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Deceptive adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.

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Mistaken and deceptive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mistaken" instead an adjective "Deceptive".

Nearby Words: deceive, deception, deceit, deceptively

Mistaken adjective - Having an opinion that does not agree with truth or the facts.

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Deceptive and mistaken are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deceptive" instead an adjective "Mistaken".

Nearby Words: mistake, mistakenly

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