Communication

Synonyms for deceptive

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineCommunication

designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

The deceptive calm in the eye of the storm.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

misleading

Same sentence, swapped: The misleading calm in the eye of the storm.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for deceptive as it is used in the sentence above.

illogical
amiss
adrift

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Closest first: other communication words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

blandadjectiveflatlacking stimulating characteristicsRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line blindnounsubterfugesomething intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activityRidgelineHas a reason line bodeverbpredictindicate, as with a sign or an omenRidgelineHas a reason line calculatingadjectiveschemingacting with a specific goalRidgeline caveatnouncautiona warning against certain actsHigh CampHas a reason line checkverbmarkput a check mark on or near or next toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line clarificationnounilluminationan interpretation that removes obstacles to understandingRidgelineHas a reason line fabricatedadjectivefanciedformed or conceived by the imaginationRidgeline

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