adj. 25B6; adjective
distances are very deceptive : MISLEADING, illusory, illusionary, specious; ambiguous; distorted; poetic/literary illusive.
deceptive practices : DECEITFUL, duplicitous, fraudulent, counterfeit, underhand, cunning, crafty, sly, guileful, scheming, treacherous, Machiavellian; disingenuous, untrustworthy, unscrupulous, unprincipled, dishonest, insincere, false; informal crooked, sharp, shady, sneaky, tricky, foxy; Brit. informal bent.