Deluding and Underhanded

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".

Nearby Words: delude, delusion, deluded

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
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