Antonyms for illusive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ih-loo-siv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlu sɪv |
Definition of illusive
Origin :- "deceptive, illusory," formed in English 1670s, from stem of illusion + -ive; cf. also illusory.
- adj deceptive
- Or was this only an illusive colour thrown on her skin by the red firelight?
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- We deal not so much with weights and measures as with illusive inaccuracies.
- Extract from : « The Blue Wall » by Richard Washburn Child
- The thing was too vague and illusive to become a purpose at all.
- Extract from : « Shapes that Haunt the Dusk » by Various
- Oratory is as stealthy and as illusive as a weazel at night.
- Extract from : « The Jucklins » by Opie Read
- It had come back, but now there was a change—mysterious, illusive.
- Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
- Some nights it failed him entirely; upon others it was faint, illusive.
- Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
- "An illusive hope that reconciles us with to-day," answered the plaisant.
- Extract from : « Under the Rose » by Frederic Stewart Isham
- Exact truth is as illusive to discovery by that as other pernicious methods.
- Extract from : « Khartoum Campaign, 1898 » by Bennet Burleigh
- A door at the other end seemed miles away in the illusive light.
- Extract from : « The Devil in Iron » by Robert E. Howard
- He must cling to it, lest he might lose that illusive feeling.
- Extract from : « The U.P. Trail » by Zane Grey
Synonyms for illusive
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