deceivable

Definition of deceivablenext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceivable
Adjective
  • However, several of the sequences, including the scenes between Imani and Layla, as well as the more violent and action-based ones, are so far removed from reality that even the most gullible viewers won’t take them seriously.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 June 2026
  • The few adult characters in the film are gullible or bumbling.
    Linnea Wicklund, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • Tomatoes are susceptible to numerous diseases and environmental challenges that can impact plant growth and fruit production.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • Wood’s career was derailed by injuries, leading to worries of hard throwers being susceptible to blowing out pitching arms.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • The hillbilly is portrayed as ignorant, uneducated, and unsophisticated; they are often depicted as being unkempt in appearance, perhaps noticeably dirty or walking around barefoot.
    Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026
  • This handed unsophisticated attackers a preview of what’s coming.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Adjective
  • Identity and access management without identity governance becomes chaos, and identity management without visibility becomes an exploitable vulnerability.
    Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • For a Carolina team that’s hellbent on possession, that looks like an exploitable matchup if that pair can’t get their act together.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Adjective
  • This morning favors gentle starts and better listening, while the afternoon asks us to slow replies, check assumptions, and make our tone easier to understand.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2026
  • If CosRx can convince people to willingly slather snail mucin on their faces, trusting the brand with hair care is a pretty easy next step.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • In her own naive way, Miss Manners notices that your concern about gift cards requires a remarkable number of dollar signs to express.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • And radical hope — not naive optimism, but hope that lives in imagination.
    Ashoka, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • Experimental research suggests that people are more trusting and empathetic toward those who share their own religion and ethnicity.
    Steve S. Medeiros, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
  • Cindy Pickett played Ferris' loving, trusting and hilariously oblivious mother in the film.
    Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Adjective
  • But her star rose and that joyful, beautiful, rather guileless young woman trying to stay cool in a hot city summer lives forever.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • And yet the track that perhaps best represents Orange’s guileless spirit is the one tune here Presley didn’t write.
    Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Deceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceivable. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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