Deceive

/dɪˈsiːv/

Synonyms for "deceive" (319 found)

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Closest matches (64)

Determiner(1 words)

a lie

abuse bamboozlebe untruthfulbefool beguile betray bitch blind bluff bunk cajole cheatcheat oncircumvent con conjure cozen debauch decoy defile

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deflower defraud

Verb(20 words)

bamboozled bamboozles beguiled beguiles betray betrays blarneyed bluffed bullshitted cheat cheatedconceal evidenceconned connive conses cozen cozened deceived defraud defrauds

Noun(20 words)

beguiling blackguard blarney blindfolds bluffing bluffs bullshit bullshits bullshitting catfish cheating cheats chicane cloaking cons coyote cozens cuckold cuckolds deepfake

Adjective(1 words)

contrived narrative

Strong matches (96)

delude despoil diddle disappoint disguise do dodgedouble crossdouble-crossdraw the longbowdupe elude equivocate evade exaggerate falsify fib finesse flummox foil

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foist fool force forestall four-flush frustrate gammonget aroundget roundget the better ofgive the runaroundgive the slipgo one bettergull have hoax hocus-pocus hoodwink hornswaggle humbug

Verb(21 words)

delude deludes dissembled distract duped ensnares entrap falsified feign feinted finagled flimflammed fobbed foisted foists fool fooled foxed gulled hoaxed

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humbugged

Adjective(1 words)

deluded

Noun(34 words)

deluding diddles dupes duping exploiting feint feinting fibbing fibs flimflam flimflamming flimflams fob fobbing fobs foist foisting fools fox foxes

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gaslight gaslights gulling gulls gyp gyps hoaxes hoaxing hoodoos hoodwinking hoodwinks huckstering humbugging humbugs

Related words (159)

Verb(38 words)

hustle impersonate jerked jivedlead astraylead onlielie to someonelied manipulate masqueraded misdid misdirectsmiseducate through misinformationmisguide misinform misinforming misinforms mislead misleads

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misled misrepresent outfox perjured philanders phished pretends prevaricated sandbagged seduced shafted spoofedstage a hoaxstrungsway opinionstrick tricked wiling

impose onimpose uponinveigle jolly juggle leadlead astraylead onlet downlielie flatlymisinform mislead mock outfigure outflank outgeneral outguess outmaneuver outplay

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outreach outsmart outwit overreachpass the buckpigeonplay onplay one falsepresume uponpresupposition prevaricatepull a fast oneputput acrossput onput overput something overput uponrape ravage ravish ride ruin seducesell outshiftshift aboutsnow soilspeak falselyspoof stonewall storystretch the truthstringstring alongsuck insully swindle taketake advantage oftake intell a liethrowthrow offtrap tricktwist and turntwo timetwo-time victimize violatework on

Noun(45 words)

jerking jive jives jiving kid lies maleseetmanipulated changemisguides misguiding misinformedmisleading examplemiswording monkeyshines mountebank mountebanks outwitting phish phishing ploys

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prankpretend confidencepsyching quack razzle rooking sandbagging sandbags scams shanghai shanghais smurf snooker snowing spoofing string stringing swindles trap trapping tricking tricksundermining trustwile wiles

Adjective(3 words)

misdirected misguided misleading

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6 relation types

More general

5 entries

deception misinform mislead victimise victimize

More specific

6 entries

con dupe fraud lie rig trick

Collocations

6 entries

deceit deception falsehood fraud manipulation trickery

Inflections

3 entries

deceived deceives deceiving

Derivations

5 entries

deceit deceiver deception deceptive deceptively

Antonyms

1 entries

undeceive

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Nothing would tempt me to deceive him.

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It is mean of him to deceive an elderly lady.

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I would rather be deceived than to deceive.

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It is no use trying to deceive me.

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