illusive

illusive is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false; illusory; unreal. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false; illusory; unreal.
2. adjective. 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"

   Synonyms: illusory

Synonyms

illusory

Common word forms

illusively, illusiveness

Words from these letters

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