likely to make you believe something that is not true synonym misleading a deceptive advertisement Appearances can often be deceptive (= things are not always what they seem to be). the deceptive simplicity of her writing style (= it seems simple but is not really)
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adverb a deceptively simple ideaSee deceptive in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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