Synonyms for deceptive
dɪˈsɛp tɪvde·cep·tive

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1. deceptive, delusoryadjective

   causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

   "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure"

   Synonyms:
   misleading, shoddy, delusory

   Antonyms:
   honorable, honest, real(a)

2. deceptive, misleading, shoddyadjective

   designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

   "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading"; "shoddy business practices"

   Synonyms:
   cheapjack, misleading, shoddy, tawdry, jerry-built, delusory

   Antonyms:
   honorable, honest, real(a)

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1. ingenuine

   to deceive or be unauthentic.

   when asked to explain his whereabouts that night he gave misleading information

   Submitted by rinat on January 4, 2016  

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1. deceptiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   deceitful, deceiving, delusive, illusive, illusory, misleading, fallacious, clap-trap, false

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1. deceptiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   delusive, fallacious, deceitful, specious, insidious, sophistical

   Antonyms:
   guileless, candid, ingenuous, sincere, open

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1. List of paraphrases for "deceptive":

   misleading, fraudulent, deceitful, illusory, false, fallacious, specious

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1. Grant Woods:

   This is something that we've seen across the country from the most educated, most sophisticated patient to the least, and we're talking a matter of days not a matter of weeks or months or years. They knew—certainly should have known—that they were going to leave in their wake devastation across this country. Some believe prescription painkiller makers should have known how highly addictive their products were. (Reuters) Woods is helping Ohio sue several prescription painkiller manufacturers and is consulting with several others on their upcoming litigation against the same companies. The basis for their litigation is nearly identical to the strategy used by states against Big Tobacco in the 1990s. Both manufactured a product they allegedly knew to be highly addictive but downplayed the risk to the public. Once hooked, states bore the treatment cost of the resulting public health epidemic. INDIANA MAN KILLS DOCTOR WHO REFUSED TO PRESCRIBE WIFE OPIOIDS I think the responsibility goes to the doctors, goes to the medical rep, goes to the pharmaceutical companies, said Dr. Howard Samuels, founder of The Hills addiction treatment center in Los Angeles. Fox News spoke to several patients at Samuels’ in-patient facility. All of them told a similar story of receiving a painkiller prescription from their physician for anywhere from 60 to 120 pills of powerful opioids like Oxycontin, Vicodin or Norco. The cause of their pain ranged from an auto accident to a broken ankle. My back – I crushed the bottom three vertebrae, then they prescribed me Oxycontin, said a former high school football player from Ohio. A woman from New Jersey added, I was getting 120 oxy a month. When I told him my pain persisted after a few hours, he upped by dosage. Another patient started on Vicodin, but got so addicted he would buy any type of opioid he could find. The White House Office for National Drug Control Policy says 80 percent of heroin users today started their addiction when doctors prescribed pain killers. (Reuters) A doctor is the best drug dealer you can ever get, said the native Angeleno. Once he knew I had the cash I could get anything. My first prescription was $300, and about $150 a week after that. And when one pharmacy started to get suspicious, he told me where to go. TRUMP'S OPIOID COMMISSION CAN HELP KEEP DEADLY DRUGS OUT OF AMERICA While there is plenty of blame to go around, the 25 lawsuits already filed share similar allegations: - Deceptive ads suggesting opioids were effective treating chronic pain like back injuries; - marketing that downplayed the risk of addiction; - undisclosed use of paid doctors to promote the benefits of opioids - use of front groups to.

2. Letitia James:

   Vision's illegal and deceptive practices that were targeted against New York's most vulnerable residents will finally be put to an end.

3. Mahatma Gandhi:

   In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.

4. Book of Proverbs:

   Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

5. Mike Reilly:

   I don’t think of plastic surgery as deceptive, but the idea of altering your appearance then seeming more trustworthy is interesting, when your eyes are more open, [you appear] more trustworthy— your parents, like mine, probably told you if you’re making eye contact, you’re not lying.