illusory

Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈluːs(ə)ɹi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French illusorie (modern French illusoire), derived from Latin illūsōrius (“mocking, ironical”).

Synonyms

illusive

unreal

deceptive

delusive

phantasmagoric

fancied

subjective

elusive

deceitful

dreamlike

hollow

illusional

imaginary

incredible

make-believe

nonobjective

notional

phantasmal

phantom

phenomenal

pictured

put on

shadowy

specious

spectral

supposititious

tricky

vapoury

visualized

fairily

subtil

chimeral

visualised

catchy

visionnary

colorable

elusory

envisioned

fairy

🧚

fallacious

fanciful

fictional

fraudulent

ghostly

Translations

illusoire

illusorisch

ilusorio

απατηλός

ilusório

iluzoryczny

illusorio

złudny

illusionär

illusori

illusory

chimérique

apatelos

irréel

غرار