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deceiving

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /-ˈsiː.vər/
    • /dɪˈsiːv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /-ˈsiː.vər/

Definitions of deceiving word

  • noun deceiving Present participle of deceive. 1
  • noun deceiving deception. 0

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Parts of speech for Deceiving

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

deceiving popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for deceiving

adjective deceiving

  • misleading — deceptive; tending to mislead.
  • lying — the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
  • cheating — an instance of rule-breaking
  • devious — If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
  • deceptive — If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.

noun deceiving

  • meanness — the state or quality of being mean.

Antonyms for deceiving

adjective deceiving

  • honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.

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