DECEPTIVE

adj. 1 misleading, false, illusory, deceiving, unreliable He has the look of an athlete, but appearances can be deceptive 2 fraudulent, deceitful, dishonest, untruthful, fake, false, shifty, fallacious, specious, spurious, bogus, counterfeit, pseudo, sophistical; tricky, dodgy, evasive, elusive, slippery, Colloq phoney or US also phony The bank is being deceptive about his credit rating