deceptively

1. 1.

   in a misleading way

   “the exam looked deceptively easy”

   Synonymsdeceivinglymisleadingly

Questions about deceptively

What does deceptively mean?

deceptively means "in a misleading way".

How many syllables are in deceptively?

deceptively has 4 syllables: decep-tiv-e-ly. The stress falls on "tiv". In IPA it is /dɪˈsɛptɪvli/.

What is another word for deceptively?

Close synonyms include deceivingly, misleadingly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deceptively a common word?

deceptively is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.