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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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