delusive

de·lu·sive

adjective \-ˈlü-siv, -ˈlü-ziv\

Definition of DELUSIVE

1

: likely to delude <delusive promises>

2

: constituting a delusion <delusive beliefs>

— de·lu·sive·ly adverb

— de·lu·sive·ness noun

Examples of DELUSIVE

1. <delusive promises of high-paying jobs for the illegal immigrants>

First Known Use of DELUSIVE

1605

Related to DELUSIVE

Synonyms

beguiling, deceitful, deceiving, deluding, deceptive, delusory, fallacious, false, misleading, specious

Antonyms

aboveboard, forthright, nondeceptive, straightforward

Related Words

artful, crafty, cunning, devious, foxy, guileful, shady, shifty, slick, sly, sneaking, sneaky, subtile, subtle, trick, trickish, tricky, underhand, underhanded, wily; inaccurate, incorrect, wrong; bewildering, confounding, distracting, perplexing, puzzling; ambidextrous, crooked, defrauding, dishonest, dissembling, double-dealing, duplicitous, faithless, fast, fraudulent, knavish, lying, mendacious, untrustworthy, untruthful; bogus, counterfeit, fake, feigned, forged, jive [slang], phony (also phoney), sham, spurious; insidious, perfidious, treacherous; ambiguous, circuitous, equivocal, evasive; artificial, backhanded, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, two-faced

Near Antonyms

candid, direct, foursquare, frank, free-spoken, open, openhearted, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, straight; clarifying, elucidative, explanatory, illuminating; revealing, revelatory; honest, trustworthy, truthful

Rhymes with DELUSIVE

allusive, collusive, conclusive, conducive, diffusive, effusive, elusive, exclusive, extrusive, illusive, inclusive, intrusive, obtrusive, preclusive, prelusive, protrusive, reclusive, suffusive