Deceptive and Wrong

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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

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

Nearby Words: deceive, deception, deceit, deceptively

Wrong adjective - Not being in agreement with what is true.

Usage example: her answer that Thomas Jefferson was the second president of the United States is wrong—it was John Adams, of course

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Deceptive and wrong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deceptive" instead an adjective "Wrong".

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