duplicity (Meaning)
duplicity (n)
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
duplicity (n.)
Doubleness; a twofold state.
Doubleness of heart or speech; insincerity; a sustained form of deception which consists in entertaining or pretending to entertain one of feelings, and acting as if influenced by another; bad faith.
The use of two or more distinct allegations or answers, where one is sufficient.
In indictments, the union of two incompatible offenses.
Synonyms & Antonyms of duplicity
Synonyms:
- deviousness
- trickery
- cageyness
- craft
- skulduggery
- mendacity
- unscrupulousness
- hypocrisy
- skullduggery
- slipperiness
- prevarication
- artifice
- two-facedness
- legerdemain
- smoothness
- mountebankery
- sanctimoniousness
- slickness
- jugglery
- underhandedness
- untruth
- furtiveness
- equivocation
- wile
- caginess
- swindling
- treacherousness
- stealthiness
- subterfuge
- shrewdness
- guilefulness
- slyness
- obliquity
- shadiness
- falsity
- hanky-panky
- foxiness
- artfulness
- covertness
- shiftiness
- chicanery
- fib
- chicane
- insincerity
- sneakiness
- falsehood
Antonyms:
duplicity Sentence Examples
- The duplicity of the politician's words and actions was evident to all.
- The actress's duplicity in portraying two different characters in the same play was impressive.
- The manager's duplicity in dealing with his employees led to widespread distrust.
- The duplicity of the witness's testimony cast doubt on the entire case.
- The student's duplicity in cheating on the exam was discovered by the teacher.
- The duplicity of the company's marketing campaign was designed to mislead consumers.
- The duplicity of the politician's promises led to his eventual downfall.
- The duplicity of the athlete's performance-enhancing drug use was exposed by the media.
- The duplicity of the salesperson's tactics led to several customer complaints.
- The duplicity of the spy's mission was to gather intelligence while posing as a diplomat.
FAQs About the word duplicity
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation, acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of
cheating, cunning,deception, deceitfulness, deceit, deceptiveness, fraud, double-dealing, guile, fraudulence
candor, directness, frankness, good faith, artlessness, frankness, openness, forthrightness, forthrightness, sincerity
The duplicity of the politician's words and actions was evident to all.
The actress's duplicity in portraying two different characters in the same play was impressive.
The manager's duplicity in dealing with his employees led to widespread distrust.
The duplicity of the witness's testimony cast doubt on the entire case.
