Deluding
Deluding adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.
Usage example: the deluding appearance of the surface of the river, which is actually quite polluted
Underhanded and deluding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Underhanded" instead an adjective "Deluding".
Underhanded
Underhanded adjective - Given to or marked by cheating and deception.
Usage example: the commercial is a part of an underhanded PR campaign to whitewash the company's environmental record
Deluding and underhanded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deluding" instead an adjective "Underhanded".
Nearby Word: underhand
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sly and deluding
- sly and underhanded
- dishonest and deluding
- dishonest and underhanded
- crooked and deluding
- crooked and underhanded
- false and deluding
- false and underhanded
- fraudulent and deluding
- fraudulent and underhanded
- deceptive and deluding
- deceptive and underhanded
- tricky and deluding
- tricky and underhanded
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