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Deceiving vs Deceptive - What's the difference?

deceiving | deceptive |

As a verb deceiving

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun deceiving

is deception.

As an adjective deceptive is

misleading, likely or attempting to deceive.

deceiving

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • deception
  • * Bible, 2 Peter 2:13
  • And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you

    deceptive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • misleading, likely or attempting to deceive
  • deceptive advertising
    deceptive practices
  • * Trench
  • language altogether deceptive , and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * deceptive advertising * deceptive cadence * deceptive cognate