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单词 illusory
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illusory

The apparent superiority of the performance of other advanced industrial economies may prove illusory.Being damaged is a hedge against the illusory promises of consumer culture.Promises of a transformation of public transport proved illusory.Hopes of an end to the conflict proved illusory.This was soon to prove illusory.And always our hopes proved illusory.The hoped-for boom in jobs has so far proved illusory.When England take an early lead they become overwhelmed by an illusory sense of their own brilliance and stop bothering altogether.Such a hope proved illusory.In the latter case, dreams may be illusory, but their nature is familiar to us from our understanding of the waking world.
(adjective) 
Definition
seeming to be true, but actually false
the illusory nature of nationhood
Synonyms
unreal
false
He paid for a false passport.
misleading
The article contains several misleading statements.
untrue
The allegations were completely untrue.
seeming
We'll have peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.
mistaken
She obviously had a mistaken view.
apparent
I was a bit depressed by our apparent lack of progress.
sham
The election has been denounced as a sham by world leaders.
deceptive
Appearances can be deceptive.
deceitful
The ambassador called the report deceitful and misleading.
hallucinatory
fallacious
Their argument is fallacious.
chimerical
delusive
delusive emblems of liberty
Opposites
real
,
true
,
solid
,
genuine
,
reliable
,
authentic
,
down-to-earth
,
factual

Additional synonyms

in the sense of apparent
Definition
seeming as opposed to real
I was a bit depressed by our apparent lack of progress.
Synonyms
seeming,
supposed,
alleged,
outward,
exterior,
superficial,
ostensible,
specious
in the sense of chimerical
Definition
wildly fanciful or imaginary
Synonyms
fanciful,
wild,
fantastic,
fabulous,
vain,
imaginary,
visionary,
unreal,
unfounded,
illusory,
quixotic,
hallucinatory,
illusive,
delusive
in the sense of deceitful
Definition
full of deceit
The ambassador called the report deceitful and misleading.
Synonyms
dishonest,
false,
deceiving,
fraudulent,
treacherous,
deceptive,
hypocritical,
counterfeit,
crafty,
sneaky,
illusory,
two-faced,
disingenuous,
untrustworthy,
underhand,
insincere,
double-dealing,
duplicitous,
fallacious,
guileful,
knavish (archaic)

Nearby words of
illusory

  • illuminating
  • illumination
  • illusion
  • illusory
  • illustrate
  • illustrated
  • illustration

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