belie
verbTo contradict an appearance or suggest that something is misleading.
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charade
nounAn obvious or misleading pretense that hides the real situation.
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nounThe act of deliberately misleading someone through false statements or appearances.
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nounA strongly held false belief or misleading impression.
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verbTo use ambiguous or evasive language to avoid a clear commitment.
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nounA building's front, or a misleading outward appearance.
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adjectiveBased on or producing a misleading appearance or illusion.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsA false or misleading account of facts, views, or events.
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nounA person who uses clever but misleading reasoning; also a member of an ancient Greek teaching tradition.
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adjectiveAppearing convincing or correct while actually being misleading or unsound.
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