Antonyms for illusory

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ih-loo-suh-ree, -zuh-

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlu sə ri, -zə-

Definition of illusory

Origin : 1590s, from French illusorie, from Late Latin illusorius "ironical, of a mocking character," from illus-, past participle stem of Latin illudere "mock at," literally "to play with," from assimilated form of in- "at, upon" (see in- (2)) + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous).

adj deceptive

Example sentences :

It may be remote, it may be hidden by centuries of illusory nationality, but it must be there.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

The fog was making the kind of dimness that has a curious, illusory character.
Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan

The illusory connection of some insipid narrative is only delusive.
Extract from : « The Aural System » by Anonymous

The curative effect on bodily disabilities is thus often an illusory one.
Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg

Its garments too glistened so much the brighter with an illusory magnificence.
Extract from : « Short Stories of Various Types » by Various

However natural this solution may appear, it is illusory and can lead to naught.
Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot

Such is the illusory character of this elevated and crystal atmosphere.
Extract from : « The Scalp Hunters » by Mayne Reid

The excuse we are trying to make for the mechanicians is illusory.
Extract from : « The Mind and the Brain » by Alfred Binet

That bubble has burst, leaving him only the reflection, how illusory it has been.
Extract from : « The Death Shot » by Mayne Reid

Civil laws are so framed as to make it impossible or illusory.
Extract from : « Mauprat » by George Sand

Synonyms for illusory

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