deceptively
/dɪˈsɛptɪvli/
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American sound/dɪˈsɛptɪvli/
dɪˈsɛptɪvli
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
dɪ - ˈsɛptɪvli -> deceptively
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
လှည့်ဖြားတတ်သော။ လှည့်စားသော။ မျက်စိမှောက်စေတတ်သော။
Appearances are often deceptive (ie Things are not always what they seem to be). ❍ Her simple style is deceptive: what she has to say is very profound.
❏ deceptively adv
အမြင်အားဖြင့်။ ပုံပန်းအားဖြင့်။
The tank is deceptively small: it actually holds quite a lot.
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Synonyms
misleading, illusory, deceiving, to be regarded with suspicion, not to be trusted, unreliable, unrepresentative, ambiguous, astucious, beguiling, bum, catchy, crafty, cunning, deceitful, deluding, delusive, delusory, designing, devious, dishonest, disingenuous, double dealing, fake, fallacious, false, fishy, foxy, fraudulent, illusive, imposturous, indirect, insidious, lying, mock, oblique, off, phoniness, phony, plausible, pretended, rascal, roguish, scheming, seeming, serpentine, shifty, slick, slippery, sly, sneaky, snide, specious, spurious, subtle, treacherous, tricky, two-faced, underhand, underhanded, wily
Antonyms
aboveboard, forthright, frank, genuine, honest, open, real, reliable, sincere, true, trustworthy, truthful, upright, valid
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