illusory

illusory is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 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 13 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes.
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: illusive

Synonyms

illusive

Common word forms

illusorily

Words from these letters

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