deceptively

adverb

as in falsely

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Recent Examples of deceptively Finding nail ideas that stand out in 2026 is deceptively tricky. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026 DeCicca strikes just the right balance with his arrangements, giving Askew’s spare keyboard lines and deceptively casual melodies heft without overwhelming them. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 31 July 2026 These beliefs can reinforce one another, creating a broader worldview in which institutions, experts and government officials are presumed to be acting deceptively. — Art Jipson, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 Cafe Bolita is a deceptively simple operation, with only four days of weekly service and typically fewer than 10 savory dishes. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 The deceptively simple work is part sculpture, part assemblage, part collage and features a vintage wooden ironing board set beside a white sheet hung on a line with six wooden clothespins. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 What makes the deceptively simple Negroni one of the world’s most enduring classic cocktails? — Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 At Somssi, Kim has channelled the group’s high standards into her own deceptively casual concept. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 26 July 2026 These protections are meant to catch a model that’s acting deceptively, hiding its true capabilities, or otherwise working against what its developers intended. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceptively
  1. falsely
  2. artfully
  3. deceitfully
  4. dishonestly
  5. artificially
  6. unnaturally
  7. cannily
  8. hypocritically
Adverb
  • The company directed employees to falsely bill Medicaid for services like peer support, according to the allegations, which stem from a 2023 whistleblower lawsuit filed by three former ARC employees.
    — Alex Acquisto, ProPublica, 30 July 2026
  • Students were allegedly subject to interrogations by the principal when Gaggle falsely flagged certain materials.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of falsely
Adverb
  • Instead of the baby bangs Zendaya has been seen sporting at a few recent events, her fringe was styled into glossy pieces firmly yet artfully arranged across her forehead.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 28 July 2026
  • The single-sided swingarm back there reveals a custom suspension setup from Wilbers, with the front forks artfully clad in aluminum panels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 July 2026
Definition of artfully
Adverb
  • Jacob goes to Isaac with this hairy disguise, deceitfully announces himself as Esau, and obtains his father’s blessing—much to the chagrin of his brother.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
  • To help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926.
    — Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Definition of deceitfully
Adverb
  • In that lawsuit, State Farm said that the record only showed a disagreement over the cause of roof damage, and that there was no evidence the company had acted dishonestly.
    — Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Additional uses of geolocation data, the providers say, include proving a bettor is dishonestly disputing credit card charges, revealing sign-up bonus abuse or showing that someone is illegally making proxy wagers across state lines.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of dishonestly
Adverb
  • This year’s Tour de France Femmes has been rocked by allegations that some riders are artificially exaggerating their bust size to gain an aerodynamic advantage.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The agency said the blast created an equivalent seismic force of an earthquake but was artificially created.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of artificially
Adverb
  • Because the hive-minded beings communicate telepathically, re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin explained that the world often becomes unnaturally quiet, forcing the sound team to rethink where tension and comedy originate.
    — Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Rotted Roots Overfertilized plants can develop fertilizer burn on their roots, causing the roots to appear unnaturally dry or dark.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of unnaturally
Adverb
  • And that is due to the company cannily making a new character available for each day, and only for that one day.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • Sections of the granite supports of the Keck statue are cannily manipulated and embellished with stars and swirling vortex-forms in Lithichrome paint into works of art themselves.
    — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of cannily
Adverb
  • Trump hypocritically voted by mail himself in a recent Florida special election.
    — George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of hypocritically

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