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adjective

Definition of deludingnext
as in misleading
tending or having power to deceive the deluding appearance of the surface of the river, which is actually quite fast-moving

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deluding

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verb

present participle of delude
as in fooling
to cause to believe what is untrue we deluded ourselves into thinking that the ice cream wouldn't affect our diet

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluding
  1. fooling
  2. deceptive
  3. false
  4. deceiving
Verb
  • At one point, Stevenson, who is entering his second season, even let out a deep sigh when asked about the difficulty of covering Allen, a seasoned vet skilled in fooling defensive backs.
    Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
  • Feminist activism wasn’t based on fooling women to give up something great.
    Marissa C. Rhodes / Made by History, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of fooling
Adjective
  • Lilly has sent cease-and-desist letters to numerous compounding sellers, and both companies have filed lawsuits against numerous compounding pharmacies, alleging trademark infringement and deceptive marketing.
    Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Yes, but: Brandi Tuck, executive director of the nonprofit Path Home, has been working with homeless families for nearly two decades and says those numbers are likely deceptive undercounts.
    Kale Williams, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of deceptive
Adjective
  • Not least because they could easily be employed to provide a false impression of impartiality, while actually hiding their own biases in a way that the audience might not even be aware of.
    Federico Guerrini, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The Facebook post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.
    Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of false
Verb
  • What were once simple schemes have now turned into complex operations capable of deceiving even the most tech-savvy individuals.
    Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • And what happens next is so deceiving.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of deceiving
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