Delusive
Delusive adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.
Usage example: delusive promises of high-paying jobs for the illegal immigrants
Mendacious and delusive are semantically related in deceptive topic. In some cases you can use "Mendacious" instead an adjective "Delusive".
Mendacious
Mendacious adjective - Telling or containing lies.
Delusive and mendacious are semantically related in deceptive topic. Sometimes you can use "Delusive" instead an adjective "Mendacious".
Nearby Words: mendacity, mendaciously
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Related pairs
- wrong and delusive
- wrong and mendacious
- dishonest and delusive
- dishonest and mendacious
- false and delusive
- false and mendacious
- fraudulent and delusive
- fraudulent and mendacious
- beguiling and delusive
- beguiling and mendacious
- spurious and delusive
- spurious and mendacious
- deceptive and delusive
- deceptive and mendacious
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