Deluding and Fake

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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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Fake and deluding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fake" instead an adjective "Deluding".

Nearby Words: delude, delusion, deluded

Fake adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.

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Deluding and fake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deluding" instead an adjective "Fake".

Nearby Words: faked, faking, faker

First, Maria plants a fake love letter to Malvolio from Olivia, instructing him to do ridiculous things in order to win her heart; this only works because Maria knows Malvolio is vain and self-deluding enough to eat it up.

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