deception (Meaning)
deception (n)
a misleading falsehood
the act of deceiving
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
deception (n.)
The act of deceiving or misleading.
The state of being deceived or misled.
That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud.
Synonyms & Antonyms of deception
Synonyms:
- prevarication
- artifice
- equivocation
- unscrupulousness
- falsity
- hanky-panky
- legerdemain
- stealthiness
- mountebankery
- treacherousness
- trickery
- hypocrisy
- craft
- jugglery
- fib
- furtiveness
- skullduggery
- artfulness
- guilefulness
- wile
- shiftiness
- chicane
- slipperiness
- untruth
- chicanery
- foxiness
- caginess
- deviousness
- sneakiness
- underhandedness
- slyness
- fraudulence
- smoothness
- covertness
- insincerity
- skulduggery
- sanctimoniousness
- shadiness
- falsehood
- shrewdness
- obliquity
- swindling
- mendacity
- subterfuge
Antonyms:
deception Sentence Examples
- The success of the magician's trick relied on skillful deception to mislead the audience.
- Their relationship crumbled under the weight of lies and deception.
- The spy's entire mission hinged on his ability to maintain an air of deception.
- The scam artist's deception left many unsuspecting victims in financial ruin.
- Detectives unraveled the web of deception surrounding the high-profile murder case.
- The politician's campaign was marred by accusations of deception and corruption.
- The con artist's charm masked a heart filled with deception and deceit.
- In the world of espionage, truth often gets lost amidst layers of deception.
- The elaborate deception orchestrated by the mastermind criminal left authorities baffled.
- Their friendship was built on a foundation of trust, shattered by an act of deception.
FAQs About the word deception
a misleading falsehood, the act of deceiving, an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observersThe act of deceiving or misleading., The state of being dec
deceit, cheating, cunning, deceitfulness, fraud, deceptiveness, duplicity, dupery, wiliness, dishonesty
good faith, forthrightness, ingenuousness, honesty,sincerity, ingenuousness, artlessness, forthrightness, directness, candor
The success of the magician's trick relied on skillful deception to mislead the audience.
Their relationship crumbled under the weight of lies and deception.
The spy's entire mission hinged on his ability to maintain an air of deception.
The scam artist's deception left many unsuspecting victims in financial ruin.
