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ILLUSORY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Based on or having the nature of an illusion

Example:

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; illusory

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unreal (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)

Derivation:

illusion (something many people believe that is false)

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