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DECEIT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DECEIT?

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Deceit as a Noun
Definitions of "Deceit" as a noun
Synonyms of "Deceit" as a noun (35 Words)
Usage Examples of "Deceit" as a noun
Associations of "Deceit" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Deceit” are: deception, misrepresentation, dissembling, dissimulation, fraudulence, deceitfulness, duplicity, double-dealing, fraud, cheating, trickery, duping, chicanery, underhandedness, deviousness, slyness, cunning, craftiness, craft, wiliness, artfulness, guile, bluff, bluffing, lying, pretence, artifice, treachery, sham, imposture, hoax, fake, blind, wile, trojan horse

Deceit as a Noun

Definitions of "Deceit" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “deceit” as a noun can have the following definitions:

The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
The act of deceiving.
The quality of being fraudulent.
A misleading falsehood.

Synonyms of "Deceit" as a noun (35 Words)

artfulness	The quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage.
artifice	Clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others. An industry dominated by artifice.
blind	An awning over a shop window. They had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet.
bluff	The act of bluffing in poker deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards. His game of bluff.
bluffing	The act of bluffing in poker deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards.
cheating	A deception for profit to yourself.
chicanery	The use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one’s purpose. Storylines packed with political chicanery.
craft	An aircraft or spaceship. The craft* of cobbling.*
craftiness	The quality of being crafty.
cunning	Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception. What resources of energy and cunning* it took just to survive.*
deceitfulness	The quality of being crafty.
deception	The action of deceiving someone. A range of elaborate deceptions.
deviousness	The quality of being deceitful and underhanded.
dissembling	The act of deceiving.
dissimulation	The act of deceiving. An attempt at dissimulation.
double-dealing	Acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another.
duping	A person who is tricked or swindled.
duplicity	The state of being double. The president was accused of duplicity* in his dealings with Congress.*
fake	A deceptive move made by a football player. Fakes of Old Masters.
fraud	Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage. Prosecutions for social security frauds.
fraudulence	The quality of being fraudulent.
guile	Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception. He used all his guile* and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in.*
hoax	Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage. A hoax* 999 call.*
imposture	Pretending to be another person. In a day and a night of violence and imposture* William Bentley also succeeds in capturing a smuggler.*
lying	A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
misrepresentation	A misleading falsehood. A gross misrepresentation* of the situation.*
pretence	The practice of inventing imaginary situations in play. His anger is masked by a pretence* that all is well.*
sham	A person who pretends to be someone or something they are not. George abhorred sham* and affectation.*
slyness	Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
treachery	Betrayal of trust. Many died because of his treachery.
trickery	The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them. The dealer resorted to trickery.
trojan horse	A padded gymnastic apparatus on legs.
underhandedness	Secretive or dishonest behaviour. He rules with a combination of threats and underhandedness.
wile	The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them. She didn t employ any feminine wiles to capture his attention.
wiliness	A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.

Usage Examples of "Deceit" as a noun

A series of lies and deceits.
A web of deceit.
Hypocrisy and deceit were anathema to her.

Associations of "Deceit" (30 Words)

baloney	Pretentious or silly talk or writing. I don t buy it it s all a load of baloney.
betrayal	An act of deliberate betrayal. The betrayal* by the king by his daughter.*
cheating	A deception for profit to yourself.
chicanery	The use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one’s purpose. Storylines packed with political chicanery.
cozen	Cheat or trick. He cozened the money out of the old man.
deceive	Cause someone to believe an untruth. The area may seem to offer nothing of interest but don t be deceived.
deception	The action of deceiving someone. A range of elaborate deceptions.
deceptive	Designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently. The deceptive* calm in the eye of the storm.*
delude	Be false to; be dishonest with. Too many theorists have deluded the public.
dissimulation	A flock of small birds. His audience consisted of a dissimulation* of birds.*
duplicity	Deceitfulness. The president was accused of duplicity* in his dealings with Congress.*
faithless	Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor. They were ungodly and faithless.
feint	Make a deceptive or distracting movement, especially during a fight. The midfielder feinted to shoot.
fraud	Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. Mediums exposed as tricksters and frauds.
fraudulence	Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage.
fraudulent	Intended to deceive – S.T.Coleridge. A fraudulent* scheme to escape paying taxes.*
hoax	Subject to a playful hoax or joke. A hoax* 999 call.*
humbug	Deceptive or false talk or behaviour. Poor Dave is easily humbugged.
liar	A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly. The man was a notorious liar.
lie	The way direction or position in which something lies. His body lies in a crypt.
perfidious	Deceitful and untrustworthy. The perfidious* Judas.*
perfidy	Betrayal of a trust. Hapsburg perfidy.
phony	A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.
rebel	Take part in a rebellion renounce a former allegiance. Tory rebels.
renegade	Become a renegade. An agent who later turns out to be a renegade.
scam	Swindle. A guy that scams old pensioners out of their savings.
swindle	A fraudulent scheme or action. He is mixed up in a 10 million insurance swindle.
treacherous	Tending to betray especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans. Treacherous winding roads.
trick	A clever or particular way of doing something. A trick* knee.*
trickery	The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them. The dealer resorted to trickery.