All deceptively synonyms
de·cep·tive
D d adv deceptively
- ably — Ably means skilfully and successfully.
- knowingly — affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
- slyly — in a deceitful manner; cunningly: They slyly plot to overthrow us.
- smartly — to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
- carefully — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
- deliberately — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- cleverly — mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- intelligently — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- keenly — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- coolly — moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening.
- artfully — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
- judiciously — using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic: judicious use of one's money.
- deftly — dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic.
- skillfully — having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.
- adroitly — expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- sagacious — having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.
- mendacious — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- cunningly — skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile.
- facilely — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
- foxy — foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever.
- guileful — insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily.
- perspicacious — having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
- trickily — given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
- falsely — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- wrongly — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- crookedly — not straight; bending; curved: a crooked path.
- deceivingly — to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
- underhanded — underhand.
adverb deceptively
- dishonest — not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- misleading — deceptive; tending to mislead.
- illusorily — causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
- unreliability — not reliable; not to be relied or depended on.
- disingenuous — lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous.
- deviously — departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect: a devious course.
- spuriously — not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
- speciously — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- deceitfully — given to deceiving: A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long.
- fraudulently — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- phoney — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- astutely — of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.