deceptive

Definition

  • adjective: intended to make someone believe something that is not true
  • adjective: tending or having power to 'deceive'
  • synonyms: misleading, deceitful, delusive

Examples

  • Don't buy the car without driving it first—appearances can be 'deceptive'. [=something can look much better than it actually is]

  • The low price is 'deceptive'. [='deceiving, misleading'] Many fees are added to it before the purchase is complete.

  • the 'deceptive' simplicity of the lyrics [=the lyrics are not as simple as they seem]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Ravenscroft is a time ? institution devoted to mental improvement. You're experimenting on people in there. Progress has its stepping stones. Now, in light of your deceptive criminal actions, you have been... how do I put this gently... fired. You're not going to bury me too. (..)
    2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2
  • (..) beat the machine. Who do you think you are, Costanza? Hey, you know what? I have access to one of the most deceitful, duplicitous... ...deceptive minds of our time. Who better to advise me? Oh, God, this is terrible. - Did you shake it up? - No. - You gotta shake it up. (..)
    1995 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Beard Season: 6 Episode 15
  • (..) is just a brief algorithm. Ten thousand, two hundred forty-seven lines. Is that all there was to him? They are deceptively simple. Once you know them, their behavior is... quite predictable. He's dead. He's no use to me. Where are (..)
    2018 TvShow: Westworld Title: The Passenger Season: 2 Episode 10