DECEITFUL Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word deceitful. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DECEITFUL
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fraudulent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • involving deception | ||||||||
crafty | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
deceptive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true • designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | ||||||||
dishonest | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive adjective satellite • capable of being corrupted | ||||||||
manipulative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage | ||||||||
misleading | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | ||||||||
sly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||||
sneaky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by deception • marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed | ||||||||
underhanded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level adjective satellite • marked by deception | ||||||||
untrustworthy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not worthy of trust or belief | ||||||||
ambidextrous | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • equally skillful with each hand adjective satellite • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||||
double-dealing | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another adjective satellite • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||||
double-faced | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of fabrics) having faces on both sides • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||||
double-tongued | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||||
duplicitous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||||
fallacious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • containing or based on a fallacy • involving deception • based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information | ||||||||
janus-faced | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having or concerned with polarities or contrasts • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another • having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past | ||||||||
two-faced | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another • having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past |