more illusory

ADJECTIVE

deceptive, false

Synonyms

WEAK

apparent blue-sky chimerical deceitful delusive delusory fake fallacious fanciful fantastic fictional fictitious fictive hallucinatory ideal imaginary misleading mistaken ostensible pseudo seeming semblant sham suppositious unreal untrue visionary whimsical

Antonyms

WEAK

certain factual real sure true

ADJECTIVE

deceptive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

false hallucinatory misleading unreal whimsical

WEAK

Barmecidal apparent blue sky chimerical deceitful delusive delusory fallacious fanciful fantastic fictional fictitious fictive float ideal illusive imaginary mistaken ostensible pipe dream seeming semblant sham suppositious supposititious untrue visionary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

genuine honest real truthful

Example Sentences

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To see more illusory faces, spend time thinking about them.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022

For SARS-CoV-2, herd immunity is unfortunately more illusory.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021

But those successes couldn’t have proved more illusory.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2019

Given the recent vagaries of the stock market, control of both health and portfolio may be somewhat more illusory than self-help gurus might like.

From New York Times • May 24, 2010

Mr. Gladstone flew down upon the plan with energy, as a measure of illusory concessions, and securities still more illusory.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by Morley, John