Crooked vs Deceptive - What's the difference?
crooked | deceptive | Synonyms |
(crook)
Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
(figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
misleading, likely or attempting to deceive
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Crooked is a synonym of deceptive.
As adjectives the difference between crooked and deceptive
is that crooked is not straight; having one or more bends or angles while deceptive is .As a verb crooked
is (crook).crooked
English
Etymology 1
From crook, equivalent to .Verb
(head)Etymology 2
From (etyl) croked, crokid, past participle of . More at (l).Adjective
(en adjective)- We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
- That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
- He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.
deceptive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- deceptive advertising
- deceptive practices
- language altogether deceptive , and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes