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deluding

ADJECTIVE

deceptive

Synonyms

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ambiguous deceitful disingenuous false fraudulent misleading slick sneaky subtle tricky underhanded unreliable

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astucious beguiling bum catchy crafty cunning deceiving delusive delusory designing fake fallacious fishy foxy illusory imposturous indirect insidious lying mock oblique off phony plausible rascal roguish scheming seeming serpentine shifty slippery sly snide specious spurious treacherous two-faced underhand wily

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aboveboard forthright frank genuine honest open real reliable sincere true trustworthy truthful valid

WEAK

upright

ADJECTIVE

delusive

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apparent beguiling chimerical deceiving fallacious false fanciful fantastic illusive illusory imaginary misleading ostensible quixotic seeming specious spurious visionary

Antonyms

WEAK

actual certain factual honest real truthful

ADJECTIVE

delusory

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chimeric chimerical deceitful deceiving delusive fallacious false illusive illusory imaginary misleading

ADJECTIVE

fallacious

Synonyms

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beguiling deceiving deceptive delusive delusory erroneous fictitious fishy fraudulent illogical illusory incorrect invalid irrational mad misleading mistaken off phony reasonless sophistic sophistical spurious unfounded ungrounded unreal unreasonable unreasoned unsound untrue way-off

Antonyms

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correct real true truthful

ADJECTIVE

false

Synonyms

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deceitful deceptive malicious misleading

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apostate base beguiling canting corrupt crooked deceiving delusive devious dishonorable disloyal double-dealing duplicitous faithless falsehearted forsworn foul lying malevolent mean mythomaniac perfidious perjured rascally recreant renegade scoundrelly traitorous treacherous treasonable two-faced underhanded unfaithful unscrupulous untrustworthy venal villainous wicked

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frank honest open truthful upright

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accurate actual correct factual genuine just known precise real reliable right straight substantiated true valid

ADJECTIVE

hypocritical

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deceptive duplicitous false insincere sanctimonious self-righteous unnatural

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affected artificial assuming bland canting captious caviling dissembling double double-dealing faithless feigning fishy fraudulent glib hollow jivey left-handed lying moralistic oily pharisaical phony pietistic pious smooth smooth-spoken smooth-tongued snide specious spurious two-faced unctuous unreliable

Antonyms

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forthright frank genuine honest humble open real truthful

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actual authentic just reliable righteous sincere upright

ADJECTIVE

misleading

Synonyms

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ambiguous deceitful disingenuous evasive false inaccurate puzzling wrong

STRONG

beguiling bewildering confounding deceiving distracting perplexing

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casuistical catchy delusive delusory demagogic fallacious sophistical specious spurious tricky

Antonyms

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accurate correct frank honest right sincere straight truthful

ADJECTIVE

Pecksniffian

Synonyms

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affected artificial assuming bland canting captious caviling deceptive dissembling double double-dealing duplicitous faithless false feigning fishy fraudulent glib hollow insincere jivey left-handed lying moralistic oily pharisaic pharisaical phony pietistic pious sanctimonious self-righteous smooth smooth-spoken smooth-tongued snide specious spurious two-faced unctuous unnatural unreliable

ADJECTIVE

pharisaic

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Pecksniffian affected artificial assuming bland canting captious caviling deceptive dissembling double double-dealing duplicitous faithless false feigning fishy fraudulent glib hollow insincere jivey left-handed lying moralistic oily pharisaical phony pietistic pious sanctimonious self-righteous smooth smooth-spoken smooth-tongued snide specious spurious two-faced unctuous unnatural unreliable

ADJECTIVE

pharisaical

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Pecksniffian affected artificial assuming bland canting captious caviling deceptive dissembling double double-dealing duplicitous faithless false feigning fishy fraudulent glib hollow insincere jivey left-handed lying moralistic oily pharisaic phony pietistic pious sanctimonious self-righteous smooth smooth-spoken smooth-tongued snide specious spurious two-faced unctuous unnatural unreliable

ADJECTIVE

sophistic

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beguiling deceiving deceptive delusive delusory erroneous false fictitious fishy fraudulent illogical illusory incorrect invalid irrational mad misleading mistaken off phony reasonless sophistical specious spurious unfounded ungrounded unreal unreasonable unreasoned unsound untrue way-off

Example Sentences

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It comes with the territory and anyone who thinks it doesn't is deluding themselves.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

“But I think really they will be deluding themselves if they think that that bodes well for the next general election.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Carrigan: The dinner scene between Hank and the Raven, when the Raven is just baffled that Hank is deluding himself into not being responsible for Cristobal’s death.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

Is she deluding herself and unable to face reality, or is her "performance" all about control and maintaining power?

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2022

This is her accomplishment these days: deluding the tutor.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

deluding

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