balk |
in baseball, an unpermitted, usu. deceptive, motion by a pitcher with one or more runners on base. [1/7 definitions] |
bamboozle |
(informal) to trick by deceptive claims, flattery, or the like; deceive. [1/2 definitions] |
consumerism |
a movement that attempts to protect consumers from defective or harmful goods and services and from unfair business practices such as deceptive advertising. [1/2 definitions] |
cunning |
adept at subtle or deceptive planning or action; crafty; shrewd. [2/4 definitions] |
deceit |
the quality of being misleading and deceptive; falseness. [1/3 definitions] |
deceitful |
misleading or deceptive. [1/2 definitions] |
fake |
not genuine or authentic; deceptive in appearance. [1/8 definitions] |
false |
deliberately untrue or deceptive. [1/7 definitions] |
gloss1 |
a surface appearance, often deceptive or false. [1/4 definitions] |
guileful |
intentionally deceptive; wily. |
guise |
external appearance or semblance, esp. if deceptive. [1/2 definitions] |
honest |
not deceptive or misrepresented. [1/4 definitions] |
ignis fatuus |
something deceptive or misleading, such as a false hope. [1/2 definitions] |
illusory |
causing or being an illusion or illusions; unreal or deceptive. |
jive |
(slang) exaggerated, teasing, deceptive talk. [2/6 definitions] |
juggle |
to use tricks and stratagems for deceptive purposes. [2/8 definitions] |
juggler |
one who employs deceptive tricks or fraud. [1/2 definitions] |
kid2 |
to speak or act in a playfully deceptive way; joke. [1/3 definitions] |
meretricious |
lacking truth or sincerity; deceptive; spurious. [1/2 definitions] |
nondeceptive |
combined form of deceptive. |
pretense |
a false or deceptive show, claim, or excuse. [1/4 definitions] |