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单词 delusive
释义

delusive

adjective

de·​lu·​sive di-ˈlü-siv How to pronounce delusive (audio)
-ˈlü-ziv,
dē-
1
: likely to delude
delusive promises
2
: constituting a delusion
delusive beliefs
delusively adverb
delusiveness noun

Synonyms

  • beguiling
  • deceitful
  • deceiving
  • deceptive
  • deluding
  • delusory
  • fallacious
  • false
  • misleading
  • specious
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Example Sentences

delusive promises of high-paying jobs for low-skilled workers
Recent Examples on the Web To separate art from its historical framework is futile, and to reject it in an effort to censor past violence is a delusive act of virtue signaling. WSJ, 5 July 2022 Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self-delusive about the motives of others. R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2020 Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self-delusive about the motives of others. R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2020 Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self-delusive about the motives of others. R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2020 Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self-delusive about the motives of others. R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2020 Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self-delusive about the motives of others. R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2020 Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self-delusive about the motives of others. R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2020 Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self-delusive about the motives of others. R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

delusive

adjective

as in misleading
tending or having power to deceive delusive promises of high-paying jobs for low-skilled workers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • misleading
  • deceptive
  • false
  • delusory
  • deceitful
  • specious
  • deluding
  • incorrect
  • ambiguous
  • fallacious
  • beguiling
  • deceiving
  • inaccurate
  • fraudulent
  • subtle
  • cunning
  • crooked
  • bewildering
  • treacherous
  • guileful
  • artificial
  • lying
  • subtile
  • dishonest
  • wily
  • artful
  • mendacious
  • faithless
  • trick
  • perplexing
  • counterfeit
  • puzzling
  • confounding
  • crafty
  • forged
  • devious
  • wrong
  • spurious
  • shifty
  • sly
  • untrustworthy
  • sneaky
  • knavish
  • foxy
  • distracting
  • untruthful
  • slick
  • tricky
  • insidious
  • shady
  • duplicitous
  • underhanded
  • perfidious
  • underhand
  • feigned
  • fake
  • dissembling
  • insincere
  • bogus
  • evasive
  • sneaking
  • phony
  • hypocritical
  • defrauding
  • equivocal
  • sham
  • trickish
  • phoney
  • circuitous
  • ambidextrous
  • fast
  • jive
  • backhanded
  • double-dealing
  • two-faced
  • left-handed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nondeceptive
  • straightforward
  • plain
  • forthright
  • explanatory
  • candid
  • direct
  • frank
  • aboveboard
  • illuminating
  • open
  • outspoken
  • openhearted
  • plainspoken
  • straight
  • truthful
  • revelatory
  • revealing
  • free-spoken
  • clarifying
  • elucidative
  • honest
  • trustworthy
  • foursquare
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