DECEIT Synonyms
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 | ||||||
