Antonyms for illusive


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-loo-siv
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlu sɪv


Definition of illusive

Origin :
  • "deceptive, illusory," formed in English 1670s, from stem of illusion + -ive; cf. also illusory.
  • adj deceptive
Example sentences :
  • Or was this only an illusive colour thrown on her skin by the red firelight?
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • We deal not so much with weights and measures as with illusive inaccuracies.
  • Extract from : « The Blue Wall » by Richard Washburn Child
  • The thing was too vague and illusive to become a purpose at all.
  • Extract from : « Shapes that Haunt the Dusk » by Various
  • Oratory is as stealthy and as illusive as a weazel at night.
  • Extract from : « The Jucklins » by Opie Read
  • It had come back, but now there was a change—mysterious, illusive.
  • Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
  • Some nights it failed him entirely; upon others it was faint, illusive.
  • Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
  • "An illusive hope that reconciles us with to-day," answered the plaisant.
  • Extract from : « Under the Rose » by Frederic Stewart Isham
  • Exact truth is as illusive to discovery by that as other pernicious methods.
  • Extract from : « Khartoum Campaign, 1898 » by Bennet Burleigh
  • A door at the other end seemed miles away in the illusive light.
  • Extract from : « The Devil in Iron » by Robert E. Howard
  • He must cling to it, lest he might lose that illusive feeling.
  • Extract from : « The U.P. Trail » by Zane Grey

Synonyms for illusive

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019