illusory

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Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal

Enron's profits were all illusory.

deceiving or tending to deceive, as by false appearance
Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes
If you describe something as illusory, you mean that although it seems true or possible, it is in fact false or impossible. His freedom is illusory. false but seeming to be real or true
{s} deceptive, misleading, false, unreal; illusive; elusive, hard to grasp
based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of 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"
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