What is another word for deceit?
549 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ dɪsˈiːt], [ dɪsˈiːt], [ d_ɪ_s_ˈiː_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for deceit:- art (noun)
- artificiality (noun)
- attribute (noun)
- camouflage (noun)
- cant (noun)
- cheat (noun)
- collusion (noun)
- counterfeit (noun)
- cunning (noun)
- deceit (noun)
- deception (noun)
- dishonesty (noun)
- disingenuousness (noun)
- disloyalty (noun)
- double-dealing (noun)
- duplicity (noun)
- equivocation (noun)
- equivoque (noun)
- fallacy (noun)
- falsehood (noun)
- falseness (noun)
- falsity (noun)
- feint (noun)
- fraud (noun)
- guile (noun)
- hocus-pocus (noun)
- hypocrisy (noun)
- indirection (noun)
- invention (noun)
- inveracity (noun)
- lie (noun)
- particular type of trick, misleading (noun)
- pretense (noun)
- pretension (noun)
- ruse (noun)
- scam (noun)
- sham (noun)
- sleight of hand (noun)
- spoof (noun)
- swindle (noun)
- treason (noun)
- trickery (noun)
- two-facedness (noun)
- underhandedness (noun)
- untruthfulness (noun)
- wile (noun)
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Synonyms for Deceit:
n.
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- artifice.
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- honest.
- false appearances,
- dis-simulations,
- protective colorings,
- dissimulations,
- deceptive markings,
- plain brown wrappers,
- dis simulations,
- dis simulation,
- dis-simulation,
- fakings,
- maskings.
- hypo criticalnesses,
- hypo-criticalness,
- in-sincerities,
- hypo criticalness,
- hypo-criticalnesses,
- in sincerity,
- in sincerities,
- pecksnifferies,
- sham holinesses,
- pharisaicalnesses,
- affected pieties,
- hypocriticalnesses,
- in-sincerity.
- bill goods,
- cozenings,
- shady deals,
- bamboozlements,
- puton,
- hankypanky,
- buncos,
- fast shuffles,
- hoaxings,
- fast ones.
- bait and switches,
- flams,
- fradulent artifices,
- bait switch,
- guiltinesses,
- bait and switch,
- bait switches,
- diddlings.
- hokum,
- duplicity,
- disinformation,
- Defraudation,
- boondoggles,
- dupery,
- cunnings,
- boondoggle,
- beguilement,
- beguilements,
- deceptiveness,
- cozenage.
- perfidy,
- insidiousness,
- Improbity,
- unscrupulousness,
- criminalities,
- infidelity,
- chicanes,
- criminality,
- chicane,
- fourberie,
- infamy,
- indirection.
- dis semblance,
- dis-semblance,
- stab back,
- dirty dealings,
- oneupmanship,
- one upmanship,
- dis semblances,
- judas kisses,
- twonesses,
- dis-semblances.
- evasion,
- runaround,
- double meaning,
- amphibology,
- shufflings,
- equivocality,
- quibbling routine,
- tergiversation,
- fibbing.
- in definitenesses,
- in-definitenesses,
- ambiguous statements,
- in definiteness,
- un-clearnesses,
- un clearnesses,
- in-definiteness,
- un clearness,
- un-clearness,
- stonewallings.
- in validity,
- non sequiturs,
- faultinesses,
- quibblings,
- in-consistencies,
- mis calculation,
- pre conception,
- in-exactnesses,
- pre-conceptions,
- in consistency,
- in exactnesses,
- pre conceptions,
- mis take,
- mis-calculations,
- in exactness,
- mis apprehensions,
- mis-interpretation,
- misconstruals,
- mis-take,
- pre-conception,
- mis takes,
- in validities,
- mis-takes,
- in-validities,
- in-consistency,
- mis apprehension,
- mis-apprehensions,
- mis interpretations,
- mis calculations,
- mis interpretation,
- in-validity,
- mis-interpretations,
- inexactnesses,
- in consistencies,
- mis-calculation,
- in-exactness,
- mis-apprehension.
- in-accuracy,
- un candidnesses,
- un-candidnesses,
- in-accuracies,
- un realities,
- un-faithfulnesses,
- un faithfulness,
- un faithfulnesses,
- un reality,
- in accuracies,
- uncandidnesses,
- un-candidness,
- un-reality,
- un candidness,
- in accuracy,
- un-realities,
- un-faithfulness.
- dis-traction,
- dis-tractions,
- pre-text,
- dis tractions,
- hoodwinkings,
- pre-tensions,
- mock attacks,
- pre tensions,
- pre texts,
- pre text,
- dis traction,
- makebelieve,
- pre-texts.
- mummery,
- Hocus,
- magic word,
- incantation,
- gobbledegook,
- Occultism,
- nonsense,
- Mummeries,
- magic words,
- Hocuspocus.
- dis plays,
- unctuousnesses,
- false professions,
- dis-play,
- glibnesses,
- dis play,
- dis-plays,
- dissemblings.
- de tractions,
- hyper-boles,
- hyper boles,
- de-traction,
- hyper-bole,
- de traction,
- de-tractions,
- hyper bole.
- charade,
- disguise,
- forgery,
- pose,
- air,
- impersonation,
- affectation,
- facade,
- guise,
- stage,
- pretension,
- fakery,
- claim,
- front,
- bluff,
- imitation,
- mannerism,
- cover,
- device,
- ostentation,
- show.
Other synonyms:
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- doublespeak,
- skulduggery,
- hot air,
- monkey business,
- rigging,
- chicanery,
- misconduct,
- turpitude,
- corruption,
- graft,
- gentility,
- jiggery-pokery,
- dramatics,
- foul play,
- newspeak,
- play-acting,
- crocodile tears,
- double talk,
- obscurantism,
- Maneuvering,
- sharp practice,
- smoke and mirrors,
- sleaze,
- casuistry.
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- histrionics,
- the black arts,
- piety,
- veneer.
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- act.
- conspiracy,
- take advantage of,
- deceive,
- scheme,
- prevarication,
- boat,
- kid,
- untruth,
- treachery,
- mischief,
- fill,
- contrivance,
- deceitful,
- astuteness,
- pretext,
- perjury,
- machination,
- rare,
- bewilder,
- dictate,
- enforce,
- subterfuge,
- means,
- lapwings,
- bamboozle,
- jugglery,
- insincere,
- fallaciousness,
- unexpected,
- impose,
- intrigue,
- hoax,
- delicate,
- deceitfulness,
- game,
- bilk,
- trapping,
- fantasy,
- defraud,
- rascality,
- mystify,
- magic trick,
- corruptness,
- artful,
- perversion,
- sleight,
- bring,
- prescribe,
- cleverness,
- trick,
- falsi crimen,
- mendacious,
- singular,
- red herring,
- stratagem,
- Defrauding,
- Cozening,
- Deceiving,
- keen,
- carry,
- artfulness,
- kicker,
- design,
- lurk,
- Dissemblance,
- odd,
- cog,
- furtiveness,
- tactic,
- Blague,
- knowledge,
- perfidiousness,
- plot,
- clever,
- tricksy,
- little game,
- lying,
- gammon,
- have,
- ambidextrousness,
- cram,
- snow job,
- blind,
- maneuver,
- chouse,
- collective noun,
- shrewdness,
- tricky,
- unfaithfulness,
- Phariseeism,
- natty,
- coup,
- roguishness,
- confidence trick,
- mislead,
- charlatanism,
- Charlatanry,
- shift,
- artful dodge,
- imposition,
- Pettifoggery,
- Fudging,
- finesse,
- sly,
- quaint,
- quibbling,
- fake,
- faithlessness,
- skillful,
- subtle,
- untrue,
- Barney,
- mystification,
- quackery,
- foxiness,
- above,
- gambit,
- double-talk,
- move,
- confound,
- legerdemain,
- two-timing,
- con game,
- greedy,
- conjuring trick,
- supercherie,
- sellout,
- delude,
- insincerity,
- overreaching,
- misinform,
- evasiveness,
- attract,
- dirty pool,
- slickness,
- searching,
- con trick,
- draw,
- mendaciousness,
- whimsical,
- beguile,
- crafty,
- convey,
- expedient,
- strategy,
- impose on,
- hocus-pocus,
- cheating,
- racket,
- treacherousness,
- concealment,
- gyp,
- whitewash,
- betrayal,
- Subreption,
- Entrapping,
- excuse,
- ingenious,
- simulation,
- deviousness,
- unusual,
- Humbuggery,
- Swindling,
- conjuration,
- con,
- put on,
- sneak attack,
- fencing,
- skilled,
- craft,
- fetch,
- shuffling,
- dodging,
- surreptitiousness,
- lie,
- elegant,
- Gloze,
- dexterous,
- distortion,
- flimflam,
- exaggeration,
- curious,
- suggestio falsi,
- manoeuvre,
- dirty work,
- illusion,
- plant,
- suppressio veri,
- pretence,
- neat,
- confuse,
- ploy,
- betray,
- captivate,
- dodge,
- half-truth,
- sophistry.
Paraphrases for Deceit:
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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