What is another word for deceit?
328 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ d_ɪ_s_ˈiː_t], [ dɪsˈiːt], [ dɪsˈiːt]Table of Contents
Similar words for deceit:- attribute (noun)
- cunning (noun)
- deceit (noun)
- deception (noun)
- dishonesty (noun)
- equivocation (noun)
- falsehood (noun)
- pretension (noun)
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Definition for Deceit:
Synonyms for Deceit:
n.
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- artifice.
Other synonyms:
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- corruption,
- rigging,
- turpitude,
- jiggery-pokery,
- newspeak,
- smoke and mirrors,
- chicanery,
- skulduggery,
- casuistry,
- sharp practice,
- doublespeak,
- monkey business,
- dramatics,
- crocodile tears.
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- piety.
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- act.
- strategy,
- manoeuvre,
- boat,
- natty,
- plant,
- craft,
- Swindling,
- tricksy,
- quackery,
- distortion,
- means,
- sly,
- quibbling,
- deceive,
- cheating,
- confound,
- excuse,
- impose,
- carry,
- design,
- dodging,
- foxiness,
- insincerity,
- maneuver,
- conjuring trick,
- Deceiving,
- ploy,
- greedy,
- con game,
- delude,
- move,
- gammon,
- jugglery,
- cleverness,
- Entrapping,
- Fudging,
- untrue,
- whimsical,
- conjuration,
- whitewash,
- fetch,
- skilled,
- prescribe,
- beguile,
- magic trick,
- fencing,
- finesse,
- plot,
- skillful,
- neat,
- half-truth,
- mystify,
- fantasy,
- untruth,
- pretext,
- rascality,
- dexterous,
- insincere,
- Charlatanry,
- subtle,
- stratagem,
- snow job,
- hoax,
- above,
- simulation,
- dirty pool,
- cog,
- hocus-pocus,
- fill,
- machination,
- unexpected,
- game,
- dirty work,
- artful,
- racket,
- Pettifoggery,
- quaint,
- Defrauding,
- shift,
- kid,
- gyp,
- mendacious,
- ambidextrousness,
- deceitful,
- sellout,
- bamboozle,
- sophistry,
- searching,
- misinform,
- mystification,
- intrigue,
- blind,
- illusion,
- scheme,
- lapwings,
- red herring,
- roguishness,
- evasiveness,
- put on,
- little game,
- singular,
- Barney,
- surreptitiousness,
- trick,
- flimflam,
- confidence trick,
- faithlessness,
- enforce,
- Humbuggery,
- double-talk,
- cram,
- unfaithfulness,
- convey,
- fallaciousness,
- collective noun,
- Subreption,
- sleight,
- gambit,
- tactic,
- kicker,
- bring,
- perjury,
- shuffling,
- bilk,
- Gloze,
- lying,
- bewilder,
- coup,
- dictate,
- corruptness,
- astuteness,
- tricky,
- Dissemblance,
- lurk,
- lie,
- two-timing,
- legerdemain,
- impose on,
- prevarication,
- chouse,
- trapping,
- slickness,
- ingenious,
- rare,
- expedient,
- subterfuge,
- deviousness,
- exaggeration,
- disloyalty,
- curious,
- betrayal,
- odd,
- unusual,
- shrewdness,
- elegant,
- Blague,
- knowledge,
- mischief,
- treacherousness,
- overreaching,
- Phariseeism,
- confuse,
- pretence,
- captivate,
- sneak attack,
- supercherie,
- artfulness,
- delicate,
- furtiveness,
- deceitfulness,
- falsi crimen,
- clever,
- dodge,
- take advantage of,
- suppressio veri,
- mendaciousness,
- perversion,
- fake,
- concealment,
- defraud,
- conspiracy,
- draw,
- mislead,
- have,
- suggestio falsi,
- con,
- imposition,
- perfidiousness,
- keen,
- charlatanism,
- treachery,
- attract,
- crafty,
- contrivance,
- Cozening,
- betray.
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
deception.
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Proper noun, singular
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
dishonesty, falsehood.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
hoax.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Adjective
deceptive, misleading, false.
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Noun, singular or mass
lie, misunderstanding.
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Adjective
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Antonyms for Deceit:
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Other antonyms:
genuineness, verity, reliability, forthrightness, trustiness, good faith, correctness, plainspokenness, authenticity, ingenuousness, goodness, credibility, candor, sincerity, openness, trustworthiness, uprightness, incorruptibility, simplicity, straightforwardness, directness, virtuousness, guilelessness, solidity, candidness, veracity, objectivity, righteousness, plainness, probity, veraciousness, trustability, integrity, reliableness, dependability, decency, honor, artlessness, accuracy.
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Homophones for Deceit:
- decided, decidua, dockside, disquiet, deject, do good, dugout, dogwood, dakoit, detoxicate, dissuade, dissected, dickhead, dogtooth, dakoity, destitute, decade, dictate, dejected, dissect, death squad, deuced, dicky-seat, detested, digit, discoid, dodge city, dakota, digitate, dioxide, detected, dish out, decussate, dog-sized, decayed, detest, dig out, detached, die-cast, dighted, desiccate, De Sade, dedicated, dogged, dusty, desuetude, dasyatidae, dead weight, due south, dagda, dicot, duckweed, disguised, dead set, dazed, doughty, disquietude, dedicate, deck out, dickey-seat, dashed, due west, duck shot, duct, disassociate, desiccated, ducat, diseased, disgust, deceased, do-si-do, disused, dust, digest, decked out, dictated, dziggetai, decked, dissociate, deist, dytiscidae, detect, dacite, disgusted, decide, death seat, dacoity, disquieted, diazoxide, dosed, due east, decode, docket, digested, diskette, desist, decoct, deduct, degust, dacoit, dickie-seat, dished, death's head.
Hyponym for Deceit:
n.
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attribute
dishonesty.
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attribute