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deceit

[dih-seet] / dɪˈsit /
NOUN
practice of misleading
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chicanery deception dishonesty duplicity fraud hypocrisy treachery trickery
STRONG
ambidexterity ambidextrousness artifice cheating chicane craft craftiness cunning deceitfulness dissimulation double-dealing fraudulence guile imposition pretense slyness trapping
WEAK
cozening defrauding dirty dealing dirty pool dissemblance entrapping overreaching smoke and mirrors two-facedness two-timing underhandedness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fairness forthrightness frankness honesty openness sincerity trustworthiness truth truthfulness
STRONG
artlessness reality
WEAK
uprightness
NOUN
particular type of trick, misleading
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chicanery deception duplicity fraud hoax misrepresentation subterfuge
STRONG
artifice blind cheat fake feint flimflam fraudulence humbug imposture pretense ruse sell sellout sham shift spoof stratagem swindle trick whitewash wile
WEAK
crocodile tears dirty trick dirty work smoke and mirrors snow job soft soap sweet-talk
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forthrightness honesty openness trustworthiness truthfulness
STRONG
frankness reality truth
WEAK
uprightness

Example Sentences

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It was a surprising show of support from a woman who is invoked by prosecutors to illustrate the extent of Rubin’s deceit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Barrera co-stars as Michelle, a spy tangled in the web of deceit.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

She told the inquiry the men "prioritised personal gratification and their careers over the wellbeing of their families" and claimed "the deceit and collusion went high up the chain."

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

"I just don't think Alan would be able to comprehend the enormous sense of gratitude we have to him for being our patron and for putting himself through all that lying and deceit."

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Suddenly, I find myself replaying every single one of the stories Grandma used to tell me—stories of gods who wove webs of deceit, and of monsters that went bump in the night.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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Chester Bennington (1976-2017) Tribute List

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