Definition for Deceive:

• To cheat; to mislead or cause to err; delude; impose upon; disappoint.

Synonyms for Deceive:

• n.

  •
  • bigamy,
  • affair.
  •
  • humbug,
  • honest.
  •deceive (noun)
  • lead on,
  • cozen.
  •mislead (noun)
  • flimflam,
  • sell out,
  • cross up,
  • nick,
  • gouge,
  • take for,
  • take advantage of,
  • rob,
  • fast-talk,
  • hook,
  • play one false,
  • buffalo,
  • clip,
  • snow,
  • snooker.

• v.

  •deceive (verb)
  • fool,
  • delude.
  •dupe (verb)
  • hoodwink.
  •mislead; be dishonest (verb)
  • fake,
  • con,
  • screw,
  • play joke on.
  •misteach (verb)
  • misadvise,
  • Miseducate,
  • misrepresent,
  • Misteach,
  • corrupt.
  •pretend (verb)
  • impersonate,
  • show,
  • pose,
  • affect,
  • imitate,
  • stage,
  • forge,
  • bluff,
  • counterfeit,
  • cover,
  • claim.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • adultery,
  • beguile,
  • diddle,
  • Misreport,
  • put over,
  • adulterous,
  • Adulterer,
  • unfaithful.
  •
  • scam,
  • fabricate,
  • concoct,
  • fib,
  • overreach,
  • peddle,
  • faithful,
  • rip off,
  • chisel,
  • juggle,
  • entrap,
  • invent.
  •
  • hustle,
  • manufacture,
  • kite,
  • ream,
  • fleece.
  •
  • whitewash,
  • fast.
  •
  • put on.
  •
  • blind.
  •
  • shaft,
  • beat.
  •
  • pad.
  •
  • take.
  •avoid
  • dodge.
  •baffle
  • outwit.
  •betray
  • river.
  •cheat
  • false.
  •decoy
  • shilling,
  • shill.
  •fool
  • fox.
  •mystify
  • mystify.
  •outguess
  • outsmart.
  •outwit
  • outthink.
  •palm off
  • fob off.
  •victimize
  • pigeon.

Paraphrases for Deceive:

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    cheat, disappoint, betray, con, kid, lie, misinform, evade, disillusion, manipulate.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    mislead, delude, fool, defraud, hoodwink, trick, lure, disorientate, confuse, swindle.

Antonyms for Deceive:

• v.

  • communication
    undeceive.
  • mislead; be dishonest
    assist, aid, support, give, be honest, offer, help, release, let go, protect.
  • Other antonyms:
    disclose, divulge, tell, expose, unmask, disabuse, uncover, reveal, unveil, show up, disillusion, debunk, disenchant, uncloak.

Homophones for Deceive:

• dish up, doze off, disk shape, duck soup, decisive, DCCP, dig up, Dixie Cup, dash off, disavow, deck up, decaf, doughboy, Deja Vu, dysaphia, detoxify, dissuasive, disobey, death cap, death cup, dice cup.

Hypernym for Deceive:

• v.

  • communication
    fool, hoodwink, pose, gull, take in, dupe, bamboozle, impersonate, put on, put one over, befool, play false, personate, slang, snow, pull the wool over someone's eyes, COD, put one across, lead by the nose.

Hyponym for Deceive:

• v.

  • communication
    mislead, misinform.