Antonyms for deceptiveness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dih-sep-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsɛp tɪv

Definition of deceptiveness

Origin : 1610s, from French deceptif (late 14c.), from Medieval Latin deceptivus, from decept-, past participle stem of Latin decipere (see deceive). Earlier in this sense was deceptious (c.1600), from French deceptieux, from Medieval Latin deceptiosus, from deceptionem. Related: Deceptively; deceptiveness.

As in casuistry : noun overgeneral reasoning
As in speciousness : noun fallacy
As in spuriousness : noun fallacy
As in tergiversation : noun equivocation
As in deception : noun misleading; being dishonest
As in delusion : noun misconception, misbelief
As in equivocation : noun avoidance of an issue
As in fallacy : noun illusion, misconception
As in falsity : noun dishonesty, deception

Example sentences :

We have learnt to prize Him in proportion as we have learnt the deceptiveness of all beside!
Extract from : « Sermons » by Clement Bailhache

He had moments through the night of recognizing the deceptiveness of his senses.
Extract from : « Aurora the Magnificent » by Gertrude Hall

And then he laughed at the deceptiveness and the wild humor of his own speech.
Extract from : « True and Other Stories » by George Parsons Lathrop

College mates of Taylor will recall the deceptiveness of this outward appearance.
Extract from : « Jukes-Edwards » by A. E. Winship

Moralizing on the deceptiveness of appearances, Crimmins fortified himself with another slab of cut-plug.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

To the eye it appears an ideal country for traveling, but only a very slight experience is necessary to reveal its deceptiveness.
Extract from : « Navaho Houses, pages 469-518 » by Cosmos Mindeleff

Here then you see the deceptiveness under the above dissembled conversation of Cain with his brother.
Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. I » by Martin Luther

A madman was capable of anything; and yet, confound the chap's deceptiveness, he didn't look mad.
Extract from : « The Kingdom Round the Corner » by Coningsby Dawson

Independently of any skill or deceptiveness, this broken painted surface looks effective and lasts long.
Extract from : « British Manufacturing Industries » by L. Arnoux

Synonyms for deceptiveness

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