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DECEIT Synonyms

There are 25 synonyms of the word deceit. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word deceit. (close relations)
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deception
nounn
noun

• a misleading falsehood

• the act of deceiving

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

fraudulence
nounn
noun

• a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

• the quality of being fraudulent

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

deceitfulness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being deceitful

fraud
nounn
noun

• intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

• a person who makes deceitful pretenses

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

trickery
nounn
noun

• verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

artifice
nounn
noun

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

betrayal
nounn
noun

• an act of deliberate betrayal

• the quality of aiding an enemy

chicanery
nounn
noun

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

cunning
adjectiveadj
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• crafty artfulness (especially in deception)

adjective satellite

• attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

• marked by skill in deception

• showing inventiveness and skill

dishonesty
nounn
noun

• the quality of being dishonest

• lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

duplicity
nounn
noun

• a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

• acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

fabrication
nounn
noun

• a deliberately false or improbable account

• writing in a fictional form

• the act of making something (a product) from raw materials

• the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)

• the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

falsehood
nounn
noun

• a false statement

• the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

guile
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• the quality of being crafty

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

hypocrisy
nounn
noun

• an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction

• insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have

lie
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

• Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)

• position or manner in which something is situated

verb

• be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

• be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position

• originate (in)

• be and remain in a particular state or condition

• tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive

• have a place in relation to something else

• assume a reclining position

mendacity
nounn
noun

• the tendency to be untruthful

subterfuge
nounn
noun

• something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

treachery
nounn
noun

• betrayal of a trust

• an act of deliberate betrayal

dissimulation
nounn
noun

• the act of deceiving

Best Hypernyms For DECEIT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for deceit, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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dishonesty falsehood falsification falsity misrepresentation untruth

Alternatives for DECEPTION

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