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deceptive

/dɪ'sɛptɪv/

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adjective
causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
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"deceptive calm"

Similar:

delusory unreal
adjective
designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
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"the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm" "deliberately deceptive packaging"

Similar:

misleading dishonest dishonorable

Examples of deceptive

"deceptive calm"
"the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"
"deliberately deceptive packaging"