illusory

il·lu·so·ry  (-ls-r, -z-r)

adj.

Produced by, based on, or having the nature of an illusion; deceptive: "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy" (Tom Wicker).

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illusory or illusive

Adjective

seeming to be true, but actually false: the economic benefits of such reforms were largely illusory

USAGE: Illusive is sometimes wrongly used where elusive is meant: they fought hard, but victory remained elusive (not illusive).

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

illusory - based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of finding a better job"; "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy" illusive unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"

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illusory or illusive

adjective unreal, false, misleading, untrue, seeming, mistaken, apparent, sham, deceptive, deceitful, hallucinatory, fallacious, chimerical, delusive << OPPOSITE real

Translations

illusory [ɪˈluːsərɪ] adj → illusorisch, trügerisch