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most illusive

ADJECTIVE

deceptive, false

Synonyms

WEAK

apparent blue-sky chimerical deceitful delusive delusory fake fallacious fanciful fantastic fictional fictitious fictive hallucinatory ideal imaginary misleading mistaken ostensible pseudo seeming semblant sham suppositious unreal untrue visionary whimsical

Antonyms

WEAK

certain factual real sure true

ADJECTIVE

deceptive

Synonyms

WEAK

apparent chimerical deceitful delusive fake false illusory imaginary misleading mocking seeming sham unread

Antonyms

WEAK

real

Example Sentences

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The Americans are not naive about the chances of achieving the most illusive of goals in the Middle East, amid some of the worst bloodshed in the region's modern history.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

What is specially distinctive is her gift of selection, by which she brings out the most illusive psychological contrasts.

From The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)

The effect is most illusive, nor should I have guessed the truth had I not seen the reflection of my own figure in the glass.

From Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath by Lansdown, Henry Venn

Not yet; for Berlioz is the most illusive of men, and no one has helped more than he to mislead people in their estimate of him.

From Musicians of To-Day by Blaiklock, Mary

Among the many quack remedies for poverty, the most venerable and the most illusive is thrift or saving.

From British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals by Barker, J. Ellis