Deceptive
Deceptive adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.
Phantasmal and deceptive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Phantasmal" instead an adjective "Deceptive".
Phantasmal
Phantasmal adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Usage example: phantasmal fears that have prevented her from living a normal life
Deceptive and phantasmal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deceptive" instead an adjective "Phantasmal".
Nearby Word: phantasm
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sham and deceptive
- sham and phantasmal
- fake and deceptive
- fake and phantasmal
- seeming and deceptive
- seeming and phantasmal
- imaginary and deceptive
- imaginary and phantasmal
- assumed and deceptive
- assumed and phantasmal
- suppositious and deceptive
- suppositious and phantasmal
- fallacious and deceptive
- fallacious and phantasmal
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