deceive (Meaning)
deceive (v)
be false to; be dishonest with
cause someone to believe an untruth
deceive (v. t.)
To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare.
To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception.
To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.
Synonyms & Antonyms of deceive
Synonyms:
- pull one's leg
- swindle
- pull the wool over one's eyes
- defraud
- lead one up the garden path
- squeeze
- chisel
- buffalo
- gammon
- hornswoggle
- shortchange
- snooker
- euchre
- fake out
- fleece
- put on
- hustle
- gaff
- bleed
- skin
- snow
- string along
- do a number on
- mulct
- diddle
- rook
- lead one down the garden path
- stick
Antonyms:
deceive Sentence Examples
- He tried to deceive his friends into believing he had won the lottery.
- She used makeup to deceive others about her true age.
- The con artist attempted to deceive the elderly couple into giving him their life savings.
- Politicians often deceive the public with false promises during election campaigns.
- It's unethical to deceive people for personal gain.
- The magician's tricks were designed to deceive the audience's perception.
- He didn't want to deceive his parents, but he knew he had to tell them the truth eventually.
- The email claiming she had won a free vacation was just a scam designed to deceive her into providing personal information.
- The spy managed to deceive the enemy by pretending to be a double agent.
- Appearance can sometimes deceive; things are not always as they seem at first glance.
FAQs About the word deceive
be false to; be dishonest with, cause someone to believe an untruthTo lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose
mislead, trick,fool, misguide, gull, burn, sucker, hoax, humbug, con
expose, expose, unmask, tell, uncover, unmask, uncover, reveal, undeceive, disclose
He tried to deceive his friends into believing he had won the lottery.
She used makeup to deceive others about her true age.
The con artist attempted to deceive the elderly couple into giving him their life savings.
Politicians often deceive the public with false promises during election campaigns.
