Deluding and Direct

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Deluding adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.

Usage example: the deluding appearance of the surface of the river, which is actually quite polluted

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Direct is an antonym for deluding.

Nearby Words: delude, delusion, deluded

Direct adjective - Done or working without something else coming in between.

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Deluding is an antonym for direct.

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Direct and Deluding. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deluding/direct

Deluding & Direct. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deluding/direct>.

Direct or Deluding. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deluding/direct.

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