DELUSORY Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word delusory. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DELUSORY
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| deceptive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true • designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | ||||||||
| delusive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inappropriate to reality or facts | ||||||||
| fallacious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • containing or based on a fallacy • involving deception • based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information | ||||||||
| false | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality adverb • in a disloyal and faithless manner adjective satellite • arising from error • erroneous and usually accidental • deliberately deceptive • inappropriate to reality or facts • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article • designed to deceive • inaccurate in pitch • adopted in order to deceive • (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful | ||||||||
| fictitious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • formed or conceived by the imagination • adopted in order to deceive | ||||||||
| illusory | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • based on or having the nature of an illusion | ||||||||
| imaginary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 adjective satellite • not based on fact; existing only in the imagination | ||||||||
| misleading | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | ||||||||
| unreal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria • not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary • contrived by art rather than nature • lacking material form or substance; unreal | ||||||||
| untrue | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not according with the facts • not true to an obligation or trust • not accurately fitted; not level • (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful | ||||||||
