Definition: based on or having the nature of an illusion
Usage: 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
Similar words: unreal
Definition: lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
Usage: ghosts and other unreal entities; unreal propaganda serving as news