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Unreal vs Deceptive - What's the difference?

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Unreal is a related term of deceptive.


As adjectives the difference between unreal and deceptive

is that unreal is fake; not real while deceptive is .

unreal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • fake; not real
  • * 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit)
  • *:"The Boy's Uncle made me Real," he said. "That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."
  • (slang) larger or more fantastic than typical of real life.
    • I just had an unreal hamburger.

    Antonyms

    * real

    Anagrams

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    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

    Related terms

    * deception * deceptively * deceive * deceit